diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml index 71097ee21c..c8c30c9841 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ - + Server Configuration @@ -1840,6 +1840,22 @@ archive_command = 'copy "%p" "C:\\server\\archivedir\\%f"' # Windows + + minimize_standby_conflicts (boolean) + + minimize_standby_conflicts configuration parameter + + + + Generates additional information to the transaction log (WAL) to minimize + the number of false positive cancelations caused by recovery conflicts on + a standby server that consumes WAL data from this server. + There is additional performance cost to enabling this parameter. + Parameter has no effect during recovery, only in normal running. + + + + diff --git a/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtpage.c b/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtpage.c index 7cd76e10cf..5fa4724602 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtpage.c +++ b/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtpage.c @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ * * * IDENTIFICATION - * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtpage.c,v 1.115 2010/01/02 16:57:35 momjian Exp $ + * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtpage.c,v 1.116 2010/01/29 18:39:05 sriggs Exp $ * * NOTES * Postgres btree pages look like ordinary relation pages. The opaque @@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ #include "storage/freespace.h" #include "storage/indexfsm.h" #include "storage/lmgr.h" +#include "storage/procarray.h" #include "utils/inval.h" #include "utils/snapmgr.h" @@ -671,9 +672,18 @@ _bt_delitems(Relation rel, Buffer buf, { Page page = BufferGetPage(buf); BTPageOpaque opaque; + TransactionId latestRemovedXid = InvalidTransactionId; Assert(isVacuum || lastBlockVacuumed == 0); + /* + * If allowed, calculate an accurate latestRemovedXid, otherwise + * pass InvalidTransactionId which can cause false positive + * conflicts to be assessed when we replay this WAL record. + */ + if (!isVacuum && XLogStandbyInfoActive() && MinimizeStandbyConflicts) + latestRemovedXid = GetOldestXmin(false, true); + /* No ereport(ERROR) until changes are logged */ START_CRIT_SECTION(); @@ -721,13 +731,7 @@ _bt_delitems(Relation rel, Buffer buf, xlrec_delete.node = rel->rd_node; xlrec_delete.block = BufferGetBlockNumber(buf); - /* - * XXX: We would like to set an accurate latestRemovedXid, but - * there is no easy way of obtaining a useful value. So we punt - * and store InvalidTransactionId, which forces the standby to - * wait for/cancel all currently running transactions. - */ - xlrec_delete.latestRemovedXid = InvalidTransactionId; + xlrec_delete.latestRemovedXid = latestRemovedXid; rdata[0].data = (char *) &xlrec_delete; rdata[0].len = SizeOfBtreeDelete; } diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index 5bee1d8837..8aa7976e3e 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2010, PostgreSQL Global Development Group * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California * - * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c,v 1.364 2010/01/28 19:17:22 heikki Exp $ + * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c,v 1.365 2010/01/29 18:39:05 sriggs Exp $ * *------------------------------------------------------------------------- */ @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ bool XLogArchiveMode = false; char *XLogArchiveCommand = NULL; bool XLogRequestRecoveryConnections = true; int MaxStandbyDelay = 30; +bool MinimizeStandbyConflicts = false; bool fullPageWrites = true; bool log_checkpoints = false; int sync_method = DEFAULT_SYNC_METHOD; diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c index 00ea55d597..adf9f72b35 100644 --- a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c +++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ * Written by Peter Eisentraut . * * IDENTIFICATION - * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c,v 1.536 2010/01/26 16:33:40 tgl Exp $ + * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c,v 1.537 2010/01/29 18:39:05 sriggs Exp $ * *-------------------------------------------------------------------- */ @@ -1222,6 +1222,17 @@ static struct config_bool ConfigureNamesBool[] = true, NULL, NULL }, + { + {"minimize_standby_conflicts", PGC_POSTMASTER, WAL_SETTINGS, + gettext_noop("Additional information is added to WAL records to" + " minimize the number of false positive cancelations" + " caused by recovery conflicts on WAL standby nodes."), + NULL + }, + &MinimizeStandbyConflicts, + false, NULL, NULL + }, + { {"allow_system_table_mods", PGC_POSTMASTER, DEVELOPER_OPTIONS, gettext_noop("Allows modifications of the structure of system tables."), diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample b/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample index 95cab4d64f..928ccc76ed 100644 --- a/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample +++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample @@ -181,7 +181,10 @@ #archive_timeout = 0 # force a logfile segment switch after this # number of seconds; 0 disables +# - Hot Standby - + #recovery_connections = on # allows connections during recovery +#minimize_standby_conflicts = on # additional WAL info to avoid conflicts #max_standby_delay = 30 # max acceptable standby lag (s) to help queries # complete without conflict; -1 disables diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h index d7aeb2fe06..546452f282 100644 --- a/src/include/access/xlog.h +++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2010, PostgreSQL Global Development Group * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California * - * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/access/xlog.h,v 1.99 2010/01/28 07:31:42 heikki Exp $ + * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/access/xlog.h,v 1.100 2010/01/29 18:39:05 sriggs Exp $ */ #ifndef XLOG_H #define XLOG_H @@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ extern int XLogArchiveTimeout; extern bool log_checkpoints; extern bool XLogRequestRecoveryConnections; extern int MaxStandbyDelay; +extern bool MinimizeStandbyConflicts; #define XLogArchivingActive() (XLogArchiveMode) #define XLogArchiveCommandSet() (XLogArchiveCommand[0] != '\0')