Re: [HACKERS] logical decoding of two-phase transactions

Peter Smith <smithpb2250@gmail.com>

From: Peter Smith <smithpb2250@gmail.com>
To: Ajin Cherian <itsajin@gmail.com>
Cc: PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2020-10-26T03:25:49Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers

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Hi Ajin.

I've addressed your review comments (details below) and bumped the
patch set to v12 attached.

I also added more test cases.

On Tue, Oct 20, 2020 at 10:02 PM Ajin Cherian <itsajin@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for your patch. Some comments for your patch:
>
> Comments:
>
> src/backend/replication/logical/worker.c
> @@ -888,6 +888,319 @@ apply_handle_prepare(StringInfo s)
> + /*
> + * FIXME - Following condition was in apply_handle_prepare_txn except
> I found  it was ALWAYS IsTransactionState() == false
> + * The synchronization worker runs in single transaction. *
> + if (IsTransactionState() && !am_tablesync_worker())
> + */
> + if (!am_tablesync_worker())
>
> Comment: I dont think a tablesync worker will use streaming, none of
> the other stream APIs check this, this might not be relevant for
> stream_prepare either.

Updated

> + /*
> + * ==================================================================================================
> + * The following chunk of code is largely cut/paste from the existing
> apply_handle_prepare_commit_txn
>
> Comment: Here, I think you meant apply_handle_stream_commit.

Updated.

> Also
> rather than duplicating this chunk of code, you could put it in a new
> function.

Code is refactored to share a common function for the spool file processing.

> + else
> + {
> + /* Process any invalidation messages that might have accumulated. */
> + AcceptInvalidationMessages();
> + maybe_reread_subscription();
> + }
>
> Comment: This else block might not be necessary as a tablesync worker
> will not initiate the streaming APIs.

Updated

~

Kind Regards,
Peter Smith
Fujitsu Australia

Commits

  1. Add prepare API support for streaming transactions in logical replication.

  2. Doc: minor improvements for logical replication protocol documentation.

  3. Fix test failure in 021_twophase.pl.

  4. Refactor to make common functions in proto.c and worker.c.

  5. Unify PostgresNode's new() and get_new_node() methods

  6. Fix potential buffer overruns in proto.c.

  7. Add support for prepared transactions to built-in logical replication.

  8. Refactor function parse_subscription_options.

  9. Allow enabling two-phase option via replication protocol.

  10. Don't use Asserts to check for violations of replication protocol.

  11. Improve psql tab completion for options of subcriptions and publications

  12. Rearrange logrep worker's snapshot handling some more.

  13. doc: Update information of new messages for logical replication.

  14. ALTER SUBSCRIPTION ... ADD/DROP PUBLICATION

  15. Allow pgoutput to send logical decoding messages.

  16. Refactor function parse_output_parameters.

  17. Avoid repeated decoding of prepared transactions after a restart.

  18. Fix an oversight in ReorderBufferFinishPrepared.

  19. Allow multiple xacts during table sync in logical replication.

  20. Fix replication of in-progress transactions in tablesync worker.

  21. Fix 'skip-empty-xacts' option in test_decoding for streaming mode.

  22. Use Enum for top level logical replication message types.

  23. Add support for streaming to built-in logical replication.

  24. Fix the logical streaming test.

  25. Implement streaming mode in ReorderBuffer.

  26. Extend the logical decoding output plugin API with stream methods.

  27. Store 2PC GID in commit/abort WAL recs for logical decoding