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

Peter Smith <smithpb2250@gmail.com>

From: Peter Smith <smithpb2250@gmail.com>
To: Amit Kapila <amit.kapila16@gmail.com>
Cc: "houzj.fnst@fujitsu.com" <houzj.fnst@fujitsu.com>, Masahiko Sawada <sawada.mshk@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>
Date: 2023-01-16T04:54:00Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Here are some review comments for v81-0001.

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Commit Message

1.

Additionally, update the leader_pid column in pg_stat_activity as well to
display the PID of the leader apply worker for parallel apply workers.

~

Probably it should not say both "Additionally" and "as well" in the
same sentence.

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src/backend/replication/logical/launcher.c

2.

 /*
+ * Return the pid of the leader apply worker if the given pid is the pid of a
+ * parallel apply worker, otherwise return InvalidPid.
+ */
+pid_t
+GetLeaderApplyWorkerPid(pid_t pid)
+{
+ int leader_pid = InvalidPid;
+ int i;
+
+ LWLockAcquire(LogicalRepWorkerLock, LW_SHARED);
+
+ for (i = 0; i < max_logical_replication_workers; i++)
+ {
+ LogicalRepWorker *w = &LogicalRepCtx->workers[i];
+
+ if (isParallelApplyWorker(w) && w->proc && pid == w->proc->pid)
+ {
+ leader_pid = w->leader_pid;
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+
+ LWLockRelease(LogicalRepWorkerLock);
+
+ return leader_pid;
+}

2a.
IIUC the IsParallelApplyWorker macro does nothing except check that
the leader_pid is not InvalidPid anyway, so AFAIK this algorithm does
not benefit from using this macro because we will want to return
InvalidPid anyway if the given pid matches.

So the inner condition can just say:

if (w->proc && w->proc->pid == pid)
{
leader_pid = w->leader_pid;
break;
}

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2b.
A possible alternative comment.

BEFORE
Return the pid of the leader apply worker if the given pid is the pid
of a parallel apply worker, otherwise return InvalidPid.


AFTER
If the given pid has a leader apply worker then return the leader pid,
otherwise, return InvalidPid.

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src/backend/utils/adt/pgstatfuncs.c

3.

@@ -434,6 +435,16 @@ pg_stat_get_activity(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
  values[28] = Int32GetDatum(leader->pid);
  nulls[28] = false;
  }
+ else
+ {
+ int leader_pid = GetLeaderApplyWorkerPid(beentry->st_procpid);
+
+ if (leader_pid != InvalidPid)
+ {
+ values[28] = Int32GetDatum(leader_pid);
+ nulls[28] = false;
+ }
+

3a.
There is an existing comment preceding this if/else but it refers only
to leaders of parallel groups. Should that comment be updated to
mention the leader apply worker too?

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3b.
It may be unrelated to this patch, but it seems strange to me that the
nulls[28]/values[28] assignments are done where they are. Every other
nulls/values assignment of this function here is pretty much in the
correct numerical order except this one, so IMO this code ought to be
relocated to later in this same function.

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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.