Re: logical decoding and replication of sequences, take 2

Tomas Vondra <tomas.vondra@enterprisedb.com>

From: Tomas Vondra <tomas.vondra@enterprisedb.com>
To: Amit Kapila <amit.kapila16@gmail.com>
Cc: Ashutosh Bapat <ashutosh.bapat.oss@gmail.com>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>, Masahiko Sawada <sawada.mshk@gmail.com>, Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentraut@enterprisedb.com>
Date: 2023-10-12T15:33:51Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers

Commits

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  1. Migrate logical slots to the new node during an upgrade.

  2. Make test_decoding ddl.out shorter

  3. Fix snapshot handling in logicalmsg_decode

  4. doc: Adjust a few more references to "postmaster"

  5. Revert "Logical decoding of sequences"

On 7/25/23 12:20, Amit Kapila wrote:
> ...
>
> I have used the debugger to reproduce this as it needs quite some
> coordination. I just wanted to see if the sequence can go backward and
> didn't catch up completely before the sequence state is marked
> 'ready'. On the publisher side, I created a publication with a table
> and a sequence. Then did the following steps:
> SELECT nextval('s') FROM generate_series(1,50);
> insert into t1 values(1);
> SELECT nextval('s') FROM generate_series(51,150);
> 
> Then on the subscriber side with some debugging aid, I could find the
> values in the sequence shown in the previous email. Sorry, I haven't
> recorded each and every step but, if you think it helps, I can again
> try to reproduce it and share the steps.
> 

Amit, can you try to reproduce this backwards movement with the latest
version of the patch? I have tried triggering that (mis)behavior, but I
haven't been successful so far. I'm hesitant to declare it resolved, as
it's dependent on timing etc. and you mentioned it required quite some
coordination.


Thanks!

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Tomas Vondra
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