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Re: Synchronizing slots from primary to standby

Amit Kapila <amit.kapila16@gmail.com>

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From: Amit Kapila <amit.kapila16@gmail.com>
To: Peter Smith <smithpb2250@gmail.com>
Cc: "Zhijie Hou (Fujitsu)" <houzj.fnst@fujitsu.com>, shveta malik <shveta.malik@gmail.com>, Masahiko Sawada <sawada.mshk@gmail.com>, Ajin Cherian <itsajin@gmail.com>, Dilip Kumar <dilipbalaut@gmail.com>, Nisha Moond <nisha.moond412@gmail.com>, "Hayato Kuroda (Fujitsu)" <kuroda.hayato@fujitsu.com>, Bertrand Drouvot <bertranddrouvot.pg@gmail.com>, Bharath Rupireddy <bharath.rupireddyforpostgres@gmail.com>, Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentraut@enterprisedb.com>, Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>, Ashutosh Sharma <ashu.coek88@gmail.com>, Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@alvh.no-ip.org>
Date: 2024-02-29T11:17:29Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers 
On Thu, Feb 29, 2024 at 3:23 PM Amit Kapila <amit.kapila16@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Few additional comments on the latest patch:
> =================================
> 1.
>  static XLogRecPtr
>  WalSndWaitForWal(XLogRecPtr loc)
> {
> ...
> + if (!XLogRecPtrIsInvalid(RecentFlushPtr) && loc <= RecentFlushPtr &&
> + (!replication_active || StandbyConfirmedFlush(loc, WARNING)))
> + {
> + /*
> + * Fast path to avoid acquiring the spinlock in case we already know
> + * we have enough WAL available and all the standby servers have
> + * confirmed receipt of WAL up to RecentFlushPtr. This is particularly
> + * interesting if we're far behind.
> + */
>   return RecentFlushPtr;
> + }
> ...
> ...
> + * Wait for WALs to be flushed to disk only if the postmaster has not
> + * asked us to stop.
> + */
> + if (loc > RecentFlushPtr && !got_STOPPING)
> + wait_event = WAIT_EVENT_WAL_SENDER_WAIT_FOR_WAL;
> +
> + /*
> + * Check if the standby slots have caught up to the flushed position.
> + * It is good to wait up to RecentFlushPtr and then let it send the
> + * changes to logical subscribers one by one which are already covered
> + * in RecentFlushPtr without needing to wait on every change for
> + * standby confirmation. Note that after receiving the shutdown signal,
> + * an ERROR is reported if any slots are dropped, invalidated, or
> + * inactive. This measure is taken to prevent the walsender from
> + * waiting indefinitely.
> + */
> + else if (replication_active &&
> + !StandbyConfirmedFlush(RecentFlushPtr, WARNING))
> + {
> + wait_event = WAIT_EVENT_WAIT_FOR_STANDBY_CONFIRMATION;
> + wait_for_standby = true;
> + }
> + else
> + {
> + /* Already caught up and doesn't need to wait for standby_slots. */
>   break;
> + }
> ...
> }
>
> Can we try to move these checks into a separate function that returns
> a boolean and has an out parameter as wait_event?
>
> 2. How about naming StandbyConfirmedFlush() as StandbySlotsAreCaughtup?
>

Some more comments:
==================
1.
+ foreach_ptr(char, name, elemlist)
+ {
+ ReplicationSlot *slot;
+
+ slot = SearchNamedReplicationSlot(name, true);
+
+ if (!slot)
+ {
+ GUC_check_errdetail("replication slot \"%s\" does not exist",
+ name);
+ ok = false;
+ break;
+ }
+
+ if (!SlotIsPhysical(slot))
+ {
+ GUC_check_errdetail("\"%s\" is not a physical replication slot",
+ name);
+ ok = false;
+ break;
+ }
+ }

Won't the second check need protection via ReplicationSlotControlLock?

2. In WaitForStandbyConfirmation(), we are anyway calling
StandbyConfirmedFlush() before the actual sleep in the loop, so does
calling it at the beginning of the function will serve any purpose? If
so, it is better to add some comments explaining the same.

3. Also do we need to perform the validation checks done in
StandbyConfirmedFlush() repeatedly when it is invoked in a loop? We
can probably separate those checks and perform them just once.

4.
+   *
+   * XXX: If needed, this can be attempted in future.

Remove this part of the comment.

-- 
With Regards,
Amit Kapila.

Commits

  1. Doc: Add the new section "Logical Replication Failover".

  2. Fix the review comments and a bug in the slot sync code.

  3. Fix a test in failover slots regression test.

  4. Fix the intermittent buildfarm failures in 040_standby_failover_slots_sync.

  5. Split XLogCtl->LogwrtResult into separate struct members

  6. Ensure that the sync slots reach a consistent state after promotion without losing data.

  7. Introduce a new GUC 'standby_slot_names'.

  8. Fix BF failure introduced by commit b3f6b14cf4.

  9. Fixups for commit 93db6cbda0.

  10. Fix BF failure in commit 93db6cbda0.

  11. Add a new slot sync worker to synchronize logical slots.

  12. Improve ERROR/LOG messages added by commits ddd5f4f54a and 7a424ece48.

  13. Disable autovacuum on primary in 040_standby_failover_slots_sync test.

  14. Fix the incorrect format specifier used in commit 7a424ece48.

  15. Change the LOG level in 040_standby_failover_slots_sync.pl to DEBUG2.

  16. Add more LOG and DEBUG messages for slot synchronization.

  17. Another try to fix BF failure introduced in commit ddd5f4f54a.

  18. Fix BF introduced in commit ddd5f4f54a.

  19. Add a slot synchronization function.

  20. Clean-ups for 776621a5e4 and 7329240437.

  21. Enhance libpqrcv APIs to support slot synchronization.

  22. Add a failover option to subscriptions.

  23. Allow setting failover property in the replication command.

  24. Allow to enable failover property for replication slots via SQL API.

  25. Add macros for looping through a List without a ListCell.

  26. Track conflict_reason in pg_replication_slots.

  27. Allow upgrades to preserve the full subscription's state.

  28. Add support for incremental backup.

  29. Simplify some logic in CreateReplicationSlot()

  30. Fix uninitialized access to InitialRunningXacts during decoding after ERROR.

  31. Flexible options for CREATE_REPLICATION_SLOT.

  32. Empty search_path in logical replication apply worker and walsender.

  33. Fix oldest xmin and LSN computation across repslots after advancing

  34. Require C99 (and thus MSCV 2013 upwards).