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* [PATCH 3/6] Move conversion of a "historic" to MVCC snapshot to a separate function.
@ 2025-12-13 18:27 Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2025-12-13 18:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
The conversion is now handled by SnapBuildMVCCFromHistoric(). REPACK
CONCURRENTLY will also need it.
---
src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 57 +++++++++++++++++----
src/backend/utils/time/snapmgr.c | 3 +-
src/include/replication/snapbuild.h | 1 +
src/include/utils/snapmgr.h | 1 +
4 files changed, 50 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index d6ab1e017eb..a3730804428 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -440,10 +440,7 @@ Snapshot
SnapBuildInitialSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder)
{
Snapshot snap;
- TransactionId xid;
TransactionId safeXid;
- TransactionId *newxip;
- int newxcnt = 0;
Assert(XactIsoLevel == XACT_REPEATABLE_READ);
Assert(builder->building_full_snapshot);
@@ -485,7 +482,33 @@ SnapBuildInitialSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder)
MyProc->xmin = snap->xmin;
- /* allocate in transaction context */
+ /* Convert the historic snapshot to MVCC snapshot. */
+ return SnapBuildMVCCFromHistoric(snap, true);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Turn a historic MVCC snapshot into an ordinary MVCC snapshot.
+ *
+ * Unlike a regular (non-historic) MVCC snapshot, the 'xip' array of this
+ * snapshot contains not only running main transactions, but also their
+ * subtransactions. On the other hand, 'subxip' will usually be empty. This
+ * difference does not affect the result of XidInMVCCSnapshot() because it
+ * searches both in 'xip' and 'subxip'.
+ *
+ * Pass true for 'in_place' if you don't care about modifying the source
+ * snapshot. If you need a new instance, and one that was allocated as a
+ * single chunk of memory, pass false.
+ */
+Snapshot
+SnapBuildMVCCFromHistoric(Snapshot snapshot, bool in_place)
+{
+ TransactionId xid;
+ TransactionId *oldxip = snapshot->xip;
+ uint32 oldxcnt = snapshot->xcnt;
+ TransactionId *newxip;
+ int newxcnt = 0;
+ Snapshot result;
+
newxip = palloc_array(TransactionId, GetMaxSnapshotXidCount());
/*
@@ -494,7 +517,7 @@ SnapBuildInitialSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder)
* classical snapshot by marking all non-committed transactions as
* in-progress. This can be expensive.
*/
- for (xid = snap->xmin; NormalTransactionIdPrecedes(xid, snap->xmax);)
+ for (xid = snapshot->xmin; NormalTransactionIdPrecedes(xid, snapshot->xmax);)
{
void *test;
@@ -502,7 +525,7 @@ SnapBuildInitialSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder)
* Check whether transaction committed using the decoding snapshot
* meaning of ->xip.
*/
- test = bsearch(&xid, snap->xip, snap->xcnt,
+ test = bsearch(&xid, snapshot->xip, snapshot->xcnt,
sizeof(TransactionId), xidComparator);
if (test == NULL)
@@ -519,11 +542,25 @@ SnapBuildInitialSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder)
}
/* adjust remaining snapshot fields as needed */
- snap->snapshot_type = SNAPSHOT_MVCC;
- snap->xcnt = newxcnt;
- snap->xip = newxip;
+ snapshot->xcnt = newxcnt;
+ snapshot->xip = newxip;
+
+ if (in_place)
+ result = snapshot;
+ else
+ {
+ result = CopySnapshot(snapshot);
+
+ /* Restore the original values so the source is intact. */
+ snapshot->xip = oldxip;
+ snapshot->xcnt = oldxcnt;
+
+ /* newxip has been copied */
+ pfree(newxip);
+ }
+ result->snapshot_type = SNAPSHOT_MVCC;
- return snap;
+ return result;
}
/*
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/time/snapmgr.c b/src/backend/utils/time/snapmgr.c
index 40a2e90e071..4cf32ffe833 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/time/snapmgr.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/time/snapmgr.c
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ typedef struct ExportedSnapshot
static List *exportedSnapshots = NIL;
/* Prototypes for local functions */
-static Snapshot CopySnapshot(Snapshot snapshot);
static void UnregisterSnapshotNoOwner(Snapshot snapshot);
static void FreeSnapshot(Snapshot snapshot);
static void SnapshotResetXmin(void);
@@ -604,7 +603,7 @@ SetTransactionSnapshot(Snapshot sourcesnap, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid,
* The copy is palloc'd in TopTransactionContext and has initial refcounts set
* to 0. The returned snapshot has the copied flag set.
*/
-static Snapshot
+Snapshot
CopySnapshot(Snapshot snapshot)
{
Snapshot newsnap;
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index 44031dcf6e3..6d4d2d1814c 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ extern void FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder);
extern void SnapBuildSnapDecRefcount(Snapshot snap);
extern Snapshot SnapBuildInitialSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder);
+extern Snapshot SnapBuildMVCCFromHistoric(Snapshot snapshot, bool in_place);
extern const char *SnapBuildExportSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder);
extern void SnapBuildClearExportedSnapshot(void);
extern void SnapBuildResetExportedSnapshotState(void);
diff --git a/src/include/utils/snapmgr.h b/src/include/utils/snapmgr.h
index 604c1f90216..f65f83c85cd 100644
--- a/src/include/utils/snapmgr.h
+++ b/src/include/utils/snapmgr.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ extern Snapshot GetTransactionSnapshot(void);
extern Snapshot GetLatestSnapshot(void);
extern void SnapshotSetCommandId(CommandId curcid);
+extern Snapshot CopySnapshot(Snapshot snapshot);
extern Snapshot GetCatalogSnapshot(Oid relid);
extern Snapshot GetNonHistoricCatalogSnapshot(Oid relid);
extern void InvalidateCatalogSnapshot(void);
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
2.50.1 (Apple Git-155)
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
2.50.1 (Apple Git-155)
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^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 146+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
2.50.1 (Apple Git-155)
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
2.50.1 (Apple Git-155)
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 146+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
2.50.1 (Apple Git-155)
--Ot5x3ffkWEuxilWO
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^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 146+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
2.50.1 (Apple Git-155)
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
2.50.1 (Apple Git-155)
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^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 146+ messages in thread
* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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* [PATCH v1 7/8] convert ParallelBlockTableScanDescData->phs_{start,num}block to atomics
@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 146+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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@ 2026-07-09 20:21 Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
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From: Nathan Bossart @ 2026-07-09 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
---
src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c | 2 +-
src/backend/access/table/tableam.c | 59 +++++++++++-------------
src/include/access/relscan.h | 8 ++--
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
index bf87430cf01..0f24a132564 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam_handler.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ heapam_scan_get_blocks_done(HeapScanDesc hscan)
if (hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel != NULL)
{
bpscan = (ParallelBlockTableScanDesc) hscan->rs_base.rs_parallel;
- startblock = bpscan->phs_startblock;
+ startblock = pg_atomic_read_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock);
}
else
startblock = hscan->rs_startblock;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
index 68ff0966f1c..f2038ea9205 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/table/tableam.c
@@ -421,9 +421,8 @@ table_block_parallelscan_initialize(Relation rel, ParallelTableScanDesc pscan)
bpscan->base.phs_syncscan = synchronize_seqscans &&
!RelationUsesLocalBuffers(rel) &&
bpscan->phs_nblocks > NBuffers / 4;
- SpinLockInit(&bpscan->phs_mutex);
- bpscan->phs_startblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
- bpscan->phs_numblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_startblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
+ pg_atomic_init_u32(&bpscan->phs_numblock, InvalidBlockNumber);
pg_atomic_init_u64(&bpscan->phs_nallocated, 0);
return sizeof(ParallelBlockTableScanDescData);
@@ -459,25 +458,22 @@ table_block_parallelscan_startblock_init(Relation rel,
StaticAssertDecl(MaxBlockNumber <= 0xFFFFFFFE,
"pg_nextpower2_32 may be too small for non-standard BlockNumber width");
- BlockNumber sync_startpage = InvalidBlockNumber;
BlockNumber scan_nblocks;
/* Reset the state we use for controlling allocation size. */
memset(pbscanwork, 0, sizeof(*pbscanwork));
-retry:
- /* Grab the spinlock. */
- SpinLockAcquire(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
-
/*
* When the caller specified a limit on the number of blocks to scan, set
* that in the ParallelBlockTableScanDesc, if it's not been done by
* another worker already.
*/
- if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber &&
- pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (numblocks != InvalidBlockNumber)
{
- pbscan->phs_numblock = numblocks;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock, &expected,
+ numblocks);
}
/*
@@ -485,36 +481,35 @@ retry:
* so now. If a startblock was specified, start there, otherwise if this
* is not a synchronized scan, we just start at block 0, but if it is a
* synchronized scan, we must get the starting position from the
- * synchronized scan machinery. We can't hold the spinlock while doing
- * that, though, so release the spinlock, get the information we need, and
- * retry. If nobody else has initialized the scan in the meantime, we'll
- * fill in the value we fetched on the second time through.
+ * synchronized scan machinery.
+ *
+ * If another worker initializes phs_startblock concurrently, just use
+ * their value.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_startblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
{
+ BlockNumber newstartblock;
+ uint32 expected = InvalidBlockNumber;
+
if (startblock != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = startblock;
+ newstartblock = startblock;
else if (!pbscan->base.phs_syncscan)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = 0;
- else if (sync_startpage != InvalidBlockNumber)
- pbscan->phs_startblock = sync_startpage;
+ newstartblock = 0;
else
- {
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
- sync_startpage = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
- goto retry;
- }
+ newstartblock = ss_get_location(rel, pbscan->phs_nblocks);
+
+ pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock, &expected,
+ newstartblock);
}
- SpinLockRelease(&pbscan->phs_mutex);
/*
* Figure out how many blocks we're going to scan; either all of them, or
* just phs_numblock's worth, if a limit has been imposed.
*/
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* We determine the chunk size based on scan_nblocks. First we split
@@ -595,10 +590,10 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
*/
/* First, figure out how many blocks we're planning on scanning */
- if (pbscan->phs_numblock == InvalidBlockNumber)
+ if (pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock) == InvalidBlockNumber)
scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_nblocks;
else
- scan_nblocks = pbscan->phs_numblock;
+ scan_nblocks = pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_numblock);
/*
* Now check if we have any remaining blocks in a previous chunk for this
@@ -644,7 +639,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (nallocated >= scan_nblocks)
page = InvalidBlockNumber; /* all blocks have been allocated */
else
- page = (nallocated + pbscan->phs_startblock) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
+ page = (nallocated + pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock)) % pbscan->phs_nblocks;
/*
* Report scan location. Normally, we report the current page number.
@@ -658,7 +653,7 @@ table_block_parallelscan_nextpage(Relation rel,
if (page != InvalidBlockNumber)
ss_report_location(rel, page);
else if (nallocated == pbscan->phs_nblocks)
- ss_report_location(rel, pbscan->phs_startblock);
+ ss_report_location(rel, pg_atomic_read_u32(&pbscan->phs_startblock));
}
return page;
diff --git a/src/include/access/relscan.h b/src/include/access/relscan.h
index 2ea06a67a63..2305d0159f3 100644
--- a/src/include/access/relscan.h
+++ b/src/include/access/relscan.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "nodes/tidbitmap.h"
#include "port/atomics.h"
#include "storage/relfilelocator.h"
-#include "storage/spin.h"
#include "utils/relcache.h"
@@ -99,10 +98,9 @@ typedef struct ParallelBlockTableScanDescData
ParallelTableScanDescData base;
BlockNumber phs_nblocks; /* # blocks in relation at start of scan */
- slock_t phs_mutex; /* mutual exclusion for setting startblock */
- BlockNumber phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
- BlockNumber phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber if
- * no limit */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_startblock; /* starting block number */
+ pg_atomic_uint32 phs_numblock; /* # blocks to scan, or InvalidBlockNumber
+ * if no limit */
pg_atomic_uint64 phs_nallocated; /* number of blocks allocated to
* workers so far. */
} ParallelBlockTableScanDescData;
--
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