bufmgr: pass through I/O stats context in FlushUnlockedBuffer()
Chao Li <li.evan.chao@gmail.com>
From: Chao Li <li.evan.chao@gmail.com>
To: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Cc: Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de>,
Melanie Plageman <melanieplageman@gmail.com>
Date: 2026-04-01T02:15:09Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Attachments
- v1-0001-bufmgr-pass-through-I-O-stats-context-in-FlushUnl.patch (application/octet-stream) patch v1-0001
Hi,
I noticed that FlushUnlockedBuffer() accepts io_object and io_context, but then ignores them and hardcodes IOOBJECT_RELATIONand IOCONTEXT_NORMAL instead:
```
static void
FlushUnlockedBuffer(BufferDesc *buf, SMgrRelation reln,
IOObject io_object, IOContext io_context)
{
Buffer buffer = BufferDescriptorGetBuffer(buf);
BufferLockAcquire(buffer, buf, BUFFER_LOCK_SHARE_EXCLUSIVE);
FlushBuffer(buf, reln, IOOBJECT_RELATION, IOCONTEXT_NORMAL); // <== HERE
BufferLockUnlock(buffer, buf);
}
```
Unless I am missing something, if a function accepts these parameters, they should generally be used.
FlushBuffer() seems to have the same issue. It takes both io_object and io_context:
```
static void
FlushBuffer(BufferDesc *buf, SMgrRelation reln, IOObject io_object,
IOContext io_context)
```
but while io_context is used, io_object is ignored:
```
pgstat_count_io_op_time(IOOBJECT_RELATION, io_context,
IOOP_WRITE, io_start, 1, BLCKSZ);
```
For comparison, in AsyncReadBuffers(), where io_object is also available locally, it is passed through and used directly:
```
pgstat_count_io_op_time(io_object, io_context, IOOP_READ,
io_start, 1, io_buffers_len * BLCKSZ);
```
I raised the same point while reviewing patch [1], but that patch has not been updated yet.
This tiny patch just makes FlushUnlockedBuffer() and FlushBuffer() use the io_object and io_context values passed in by the caller.
[1] Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/377BC880-1616-4DEF-B9EF-5E297C358F7D@gmail.com
Best regards,
--
Chao Li (Evan)
HighGo Software Co., Ltd.
https://www.highgo.com/
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bufmgr: use I/O stats arguments in FlushUnlockedBuffer()
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