Re: Perform streaming logical transactions by background workers and parallel apply

Peter Smith <smithpb2250@gmail.com>

From: Peter Smith <smithpb2250@gmail.com>
To: "houzj.fnst@fujitsu.com" <houzj.fnst@fujitsu.com>
Cc: Amit Kapila <amit.kapila16@gmail.com>, shveta malik <shveta.malik@gmail.com>, "wangw.fnst@fujitsu.com" <wangw.fnst@fujitsu.com>, "shiy.fnst@fujitsu.com" <shiy.fnst@fujitsu.com>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>, Dilip Kumar <dilipbalaut@gmail.com>, Masahiko Sawada <sawada.mshk@gmail.com>
Date: 2023-01-24T21:45:34Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
On Tue, Jan 24, 2023 at 11:49 PM houzj.fnst@fujitsu.com
<houzj.fnst@fujitsu.com> wrote:
>
...
>
> Sorry, the patch set was somehow attached twice. Here is the correct new version
> patch set which addressed all comments so far.
>

Here are my review comments for patch v87-0001.

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src/backend/replication/logical/reorderbuffer.c

1.
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ int logical_decoding_work_mem;
 static const Size max_changes_in_memory = 4096; /* XXX for restore only */

 /* GUC variable */
-int logical_decoding_mode = LOGICAL_DECODING_MODE_BUFFERED;
+int logical_replication_mode = LOGICAL_REP_MODE_BUFFERED;


I noticed that the comment /* GUC variable */ is currently only above
the logical_replication_mode, but actually logical_decoding_work_mem
is a GUC variable too. Maybe this should be rearranged somehow then
change the comment "GUC variable" -> "GUC variables"?

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src/backend/utils/misc/guc_tables.c

@@ -4908,13 +4908,13 @@ struct config_enum ConfigureNamesEnum[] =
  },

  {
- {"logical_decoding_mode", PGC_USERSET, DEVELOPER_OPTIONS,
+ {"logical_replication_mode", PGC_USERSET, DEVELOPER_OPTIONS,
  gettext_noop("Allows streaming or serializing each change in logical
decoding."),
  NULL,
  GUC_NOT_IN_SAMPLE
  },
- &logical_decoding_mode,
- LOGICAL_DECODING_MODE_BUFFERED, logical_decoding_mode_options,
+ &logical_replication_mode,
+ LOGICAL_REP_MODE_BUFFERED, logical_replication_mode_options,
  NULL, NULL, NULL
  },

That gettext_noop string seems incorrect. I think Kuroda-san
previously reported the same, but then you replied it has been fixed
already [1]

> I felt the description seems not to be suitable for current behavior.
> A short description should be like "Sets a behavior of logical replication", and
> further descriptions can be added in lond description.
I adjusted the description here.

But this doesn't look fixed to me. (??)

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src/include/replication/reorderbuffer.h

3.
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@
 #include "utils/timestamp.h"

 extern PGDLLIMPORT int logical_decoding_work_mem;
-extern PGDLLIMPORT int logical_decoding_mode;
+extern PGDLLIMPORT int logical_replication_mode;

Probably here should also be a comment to say "/* GUC variables */"

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Kind Regards,
Peter Smith.
Fujitsu Australia



Commits

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  1. Fix invalid memory access during the shutdown of the parallel apply worker.

  2. Fix assertion failure in apply worker.

  3. Use elog to report unexpected action in handle_streamed_transaction().

  4. Use appropriate wait event when sending data in the apply worker.

  5. Allow the logical_replication_mode to be used on the subscriber.

  6. Rename GUC logical_decoding_mode to logical_replication_mode.

  7. Display the leader apply worker's PID for parallel apply workers.

  8. Improve the code to decide and process the apply action.

  9. Document the newly added wait events added by commit 216a784829.

  10. Perform apply of large transactions by parallel workers.

  11. Wake up a subscription's replication worker processes after DDL.

  12. Add copyright notices to meson files

  13. Better document logical replication parameters

  14. Add a common function to generate the origin name.

  15. Harmonize parameter names in storage and AM code.

  16. Avoid using list_length() to test for empty list.

  17. Improve two comments related to a boolean DefElem's value

  18. Fix partition table's REPLICA IDENTITY checking on the subscriber.

  19. Fix data inconsistency between publisher and subscriber.

  20. Fix cache look-up failures while applying changes in logical replication.