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Add pg_stat_io view, providing more detailed IO statistics 

Builds on 28e626bde0 and f30d62c2fc. See the former for motivation.

Rows of the view show IO operations for a particular backend type, IO target
object, IO context combination (e.g. a client backend's operations on
permanent relations in shared buffers) and each column in the view is the
total number of IO Operations done (e.g. writes). So a cell in the view would
be, for example, the number of blocks of relation data written from shared
buffers by client backends since the last stats reset.

In anticipation of tracking WAL IO and non-block-oriented IO (such as
temporary file IO), the "op_bytes" column specifies the unit of the "reads",
"writes", and "extends" columns for a given row.

Rows for combinations of IO operation, backend type, target object and context
that never occur, are ommitted entirely. For example, checkpointer will never
operate on temporary relations.

Similarly, if an IO operation never occurs for such a combination, the IO
operation's cell will be null, to distinguish from 0 observed IO
operations. For example, bgwriter should not perform reads.

Note that some of the cells in the view are redundant with fields in
pg_stat_bgwriter (e.g. buffers_backend). For now, these have been kept for
backwards compatibility.

Bumps catversion.

Author: Melanie Plageman <melanieplageman@gmail.com>
Author: Samay Sharma <smilingsamay@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Maciek Sakrejda <m.sakrejda@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Lukas Fittl <lukas@fittl.com>
Reviewed-by: Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de>
Reviewed-by: Justin Pryzby <pryzby@telsasoft.com>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/20200124195226.lth52iydq2n2uilq@alap3.anarazel.de
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@ -469,6 +469,16 @@ postgres 27093 0.0 0.0 30096 2752 ? Ss 11:34 0:00 postgres: ser
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><structname>pg_stat_io</structname><indexterm><primary>pg_stat_io</primary></indexterm></entry>
<entry>
One row for each combination of backend type, context, and target object
containing cluster-wide I/O statistics.
See <link linkend="monitoring-pg-stat-io-view">
<structname>pg_stat_io</structname></link> for details.
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><structname>pg_stat_replication_slots</structname><indexterm><primary>pg_stat_replication_slots</primary></indexterm></entry>
<entry>One row per replication slot, showing statistics about the
@ -665,20 +675,16 @@ postgres 27093 0.0 0.0 30096 2752 ? Ss 11:34 0:00 postgres: ser
</para>
<para>
The <structname>pg_statio_</structname> views are primarily useful to
determine the effectiveness of the buffer cache. When the number
of actual disk reads is much smaller than the number of buffer
hits, then the cache is satisfying most read requests without
invoking a kernel call. However, these statistics do not give the
entire story: due to the way in which <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
handles disk I/O, data that is not in the
<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> buffer cache might still reside in the
kernel's I/O cache, and might therefore still be fetched without
requiring a physical read. Users interested in obtaining more
detailed information on <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> I/O behavior are
advised to use the <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> statistics views
in combination with operating system utilities that allow insight
into the kernel's handling of I/O.
The <structname>pg_stat_io</structname> and
<structname>pg_statio_</structname> set of views are useful for determining
the effectiveness of the buffer cache. They can be used to calculate a cache
hit ratio. Note that while <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>'s I/O
statistics capture most instances in which the kernel was invoked in order
to perform I/O, they do not differentiate between data which had to be
fetched from disk and that which already resided in the kernel page cache.
Users are advised to use the <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
statistics views in combination with operating system utilities for a more
complete picture of their database's I/O performance.
</para>
</sect2>
@ -3669,6 +3675,293 @@ SELECT pid, wait_event_type, wait_event FROM pg_stat_activity WHERE wait_event i
<structfield>last_archived_wal</structfield> have also been successfully
archived.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="monitoring-pg-stat-io-view">
<title><structname>pg_stat_io</structname></title>
<indexterm>
<primary>pg_stat_io</primary>
</indexterm>
<para>
The <structname>pg_stat_io</structname> view will contain one row for each
combination of backend type, target I/O object, and I/O context, showing
cluster-wide I/O statistics. Combinations which do not make sense are
omitted.
</para>
<para>
Currently, I/O on relations (e.g. tables, indexes) is tracked. However,
relation I/O which bypasses shared buffers (e.g. when moving a table from one
tablespace to another) is currently not tracked.
</para>
<table id="pg-stat-io-view" xreflabel="pg_stat_io">
<title><structname>pg_stat_io</structname> View</title>
<tgroup cols="1">
<thead>
<row>
<entry role="catalog_table_entry">
<para role="column_definition">
Column Type
</para>
<para>
Description
</para>
</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry role="catalog_table_entry">
<para role="column_definition">
<structfield>backend_type</structfield> <type>text</type>
</para>
<para>
Type of backend (e.g. background worker, autovacuum worker). See <link
linkend="monitoring-pg-stat-activity-view">
<structname>pg_stat_activity</structname></link> for more information
on <varname>backend_type</varname>s. Some
<varname>backend_type</varname>s do not accumulate I/O operation
statistics and will not be included in the view.
</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry role="catalog_table_entry">
<para role="column_definition">
<structfield>io_object</structfield> <type>text</type>
</para>
<para>
Target object of an I/O operation. Possible values are:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
<literal>relation</literal>: Permanent relations.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<literal>temp relation</literal>: Temporary relations.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry role="catalog_table_entry">
<para role="column_definition">
<structfield>io_context</structfield> <type>text</type>
</para>
<para>
The context of an I/O operation. Possible values are:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
<literal>normal</literal>: The default or standard
<varname>io_context</varname> for a type of I/O operation. For
example, by default, relation data is read into and written out from
shared buffers. Thus, reads and writes of relation data to and from
shared buffers are tracked in <varname>io_context</varname>
<literal>normal</literal>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<literal>vacuum</literal>: I/O operations performed outside of shared
buffers while vacuuming and analyzing permanent relations. Temporary
table vacuums use the same local buffer pool as other temporary table
IO operations and are tracked in <varname>io_context</varname>
<literal>normal</literal>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<literal>bulkread</literal>: Certain large read I/O operations
done outside of shared buffers, for example, a sequential scan of a
large table.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<literal>bulkwrite</literal>: Certain large write I/O operations
done outside of shared buffers, such as <command>COPY</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry role="catalog_table_entry">
<para role="column_definition">
<structfield>reads</structfield> <type>bigint</type>
</para>
<para>
Number of read operations, each of the size specified in
<varname>op_bytes</varname>.
</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry role="catalog_table_entry">
<para role="column_definition">
<structfield>writes</structfield> <type>bigint</type>
</para>
<para>
Number of write operations, each of the size specified in
<varname>op_bytes</varname>.
</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry role="catalog_table_entry">
<para role="column_definition">
<structfield>extends</structfield> <type>bigint</type>
</para>
<para>
Number of relation extend operations, each of the size specified in
<varname>op_bytes</varname>.
</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry role="catalog_table_entry">
<para role="column_definition">
<structfield>op_bytes</structfield> <type>bigint</type>
</para>
<para>
The number of bytes per unit of I/O read, written, or extended.
</para>
<para>
Relation data reads, writes, and extends are done in
<varname>block_size</varname> units, derived from the build-time
parameter <symbol>BLCKSZ</symbol>, which is <literal>8192</literal> by
default.
</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry role="catalog_table_entry">
<para role="column_definition">
<structfield>evictions</structfield> <type>bigint</type>
</para>
<para>
Number of times a block has been written out from a shared or local
buffer in order to make it available for another use.
</para>
<para>
In <varname>io_context</varname> <literal>normal</literal>, this counts
the number of times a block was evicted from a buffer and replaced with
another block. In <varname>io_context</varname>s
<literal>bulkwrite</literal>, <literal>bulkread</literal>, and
<literal>vacuum</literal>, this counts the number of times a block was
evicted from shared buffers in order to add the shared buffer to a
separate, size-limited ring buffer for use in a bulk I/O operation.
</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry role="catalog_table_entry">
<para role="column_definition">
<structfield>reuses</structfield> <type>bigint</type>
</para>
<para>
The number of times an existing buffer in a size-limited ring buffer
outside of shared buffers was reused as part of an I/O operation in the
<literal>bulkread</literal>, <literal>bulkwrite</literal>, or
<literal>vacuum</literal> <varname>io_context</varname>s.
</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry role="catalog_table_entry">
<para role="column_definition">
<structfield>fsyncs</structfield> <type>bigint</type>
</para>
<para>
Number of <literal>fsync</literal> calls. These are only tracked in
<varname>io_context</varname> <literal>normal</literal>.
</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry role="catalog_table_entry">
<para role="column_definition">
<structfield>stats_reset</structfield> <type>timestamp with time zone</type>
</para>
<para>
Time at which these statistics were last reset.
</para>
</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
<para>
Some backend types never perform I/O operations on some I/O objects and/or
in some I/O contexts. These rows are omitted from the view. For example, the
checkpointer does not checkpoint temporary tables, so there will be no rows
for <varname>backend_type</varname> <literal>checkpointer</literal> and
<varname>io_object</varname> <literal>temp relation</literal>.
</para>
<para>
In addition, some I/O operations will never be performed either by certain
backend types or on certain I/O objects and/or in certain I/O contexts.
These cells will be NULL. For example, temporary tables are not
<literal>fsync</literal>ed, so <varname>fsyncs</varname> will be NULL for
<varname>io_object</varname> <literal>temp relation</literal>. Also, the
background writer does not perform reads, so <varname>reads</varname> will
be NULL in rows for <varname>backend_type</varname> <literal>background
writer</literal>.
</para>
<para>
<structname>pg_stat_io</structname> can be used to inform database tuning.
For example:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
A high <varname>evictions</varname> count can indicate that shared
buffers should be increased.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Client backends rely on the checkpointer to ensure data is persisted to
permanent storage. Large numbers of <varname>fsyncs</varname> by
<literal>client backend</literal>s could indicate a misconfiguration of
shared buffers or of the checkpointer. More information on configuring
the checkpointer can be found in <xref linkend="wal-configuration"/>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Normally, client backends should be able to rely on auxiliary processes
like the checkpointer and the background writer to write out dirty data
as much as possible. Large numbers of writes by client backends could
indicate a misconfiguration of shared buffers or of the checkpointer.
More information on configuring the checkpointer can be found in <xref
linkend="wal-configuration"/>.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
</sect2>

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@ -1117,6 +1117,21 @@ CREATE VIEW pg_stat_bgwriter AS
pg_stat_get_buf_alloc() AS buffers_alloc,
pg_stat_get_bgwriter_stat_reset_time() AS stats_reset;
CREATE VIEW pg_stat_io AS
SELECT
b.backend_type,
b.io_object,
b.io_context,
b.reads,
b.writes,
b.extends,
b.op_bytes,
b.evictions,
b.reuses,
b.fsyncs,
b.stats_reset
FROM pg_stat_get_io() b;
CREATE VIEW pg_stat_wal AS
SELECT
w.wal_records,

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@ -1245,6 +1245,147 @@ pg_stat_get_buf_alloc(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
PG_RETURN_INT64(pgstat_fetch_stat_bgwriter()->buf_alloc);
}
/*
* When adding a new column to the pg_stat_io view, add a new enum value
* here above IO_NUM_COLUMNS.
*/
typedef enum io_stat_col
{
IO_COL_BACKEND_TYPE,
IO_COL_IO_OBJECT,
IO_COL_IO_CONTEXT,
IO_COL_READS,
IO_COL_WRITES,
IO_COL_EXTENDS,
IO_COL_CONVERSION,
IO_COL_EVICTIONS,
IO_COL_REUSES,
IO_COL_FSYNCS,
IO_COL_RESET_TIME,
IO_NUM_COLUMNS,
} io_stat_col;
/*
* When adding a new IOOp, add a new io_stat_col and add a case to this
* function returning the corresponding io_stat_col.
*/
static io_stat_col
pgstat_get_io_op_index(IOOp io_op)
{
switch (io_op)
{
case IOOP_EVICT:
return IO_COL_EVICTIONS;
case IOOP_READ:
return IO_COL_READS;
case IOOP_REUSE:
return IO_COL_REUSES;
case IOOP_WRITE:
return IO_COL_WRITES;
case IOOP_EXTEND:
return IO_COL_EXTENDS;
case IOOP_FSYNC:
return IO_COL_FSYNCS;
}
elog(ERROR, "unrecognized IOOp value: %d", io_op);
pg_unreachable();
}
Datum
pg_stat_get_io(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
{
ReturnSetInfo *rsinfo;
PgStat_IO *backends_io_stats;
Datum reset_time;
InitMaterializedSRF(fcinfo, 0);
rsinfo = (ReturnSetInfo *) fcinfo->resultinfo;
backends_io_stats = pgstat_fetch_stat_io();
reset_time = TimestampTzGetDatum(backends_io_stats->stat_reset_timestamp);
for (BackendType bktype = B_INVALID; bktype < BACKEND_NUM_TYPES; bktype++)
{
Datum bktype_desc = CStringGetTextDatum(GetBackendTypeDesc(bktype));
PgStat_BktypeIO *bktype_stats = &backends_io_stats->stats[bktype];
/*
* In Assert builds, we can afford an extra loop through all of the
* counters checking that only expected stats are non-zero, since it
* keeps the non-Assert code cleaner.
*/
Assert(pgstat_bktype_io_stats_valid(bktype_stats, bktype));
/*
* For those BackendTypes without IO Operation stats, skip
* representing them in the view altogether.
*/
if (!pgstat_tracks_io_bktype(bktype))
continue;
for (IOObject io_obj = IOOBJECT_FIRST;
io_obj < IOOBJECT_NUM_TYPES; io_obj++)
{
const char *obj_name = pgstat_get_io_object_name(io_obj);
for (IOContext io_context = IOCONTEXT_FIRST;
io_context < IOCONTEXT_NUM_TYPES; io_context++)
{
const char *context_name = pgstat_get_io_context_name(io_context);
Datum values[IO_NUM_COLUMNS] = {0};
bool nulls[IO_NUM_COLUMNS] = {0};
/*
* Some combinations of BackendType, IOObject, and IOContext
* are not valid for any type of IOOp. In such cases, omit the
* entire row from the view.
*/
if (!pgstat_tracks_io_object(bktype, io_obj, io_context))
continue;
values[IO_COL_BACKEND_TYPE] = bktype_desc;
values[IO_COL_IO_CONTEXT] = CStringGetTextDatum(context_name);
values[IO_COL_IO_OBJECT] = CStringGetTextDatum(obj_name);
values[IO_COL_RESET_TIME] = TimestampTzGetDatum(reset_time);
/*
* Hard-code this to the value of BLCKSZ for now. Future
* values could include XLOG_BLCKSZ, once WAL IO is tracked,
* and constant multipliers, once non-block-oriented IO (e.g.
* temporary file IO) is tracked.
*/
values[IO_COL_CONVERSION] = Int64GetDatum(BLCKSZ);
for (IOOp io_op = IOOP_FIRST; io_op < IOOP_NUM_TYPES; io_op++)
{
int col_idx = pgstat_get_io_op_index(io_op);
/*
* Some combinations of BackendType and IOOp, of IOContext
* and IOOp, and of IOObject and IOOp are not tracked. Set
* these cells in the view NULL.
*/
nulls[col_idx] = !pgstat_tracks_io_op(bktype, io_obj, io_context, io_op);
if (nulls[col_idx])
continue;
values[col_idx] =
Int64GetDatum(bktype_stats->data[io_obj][io_context][io_op]);
}
tuplestore_putvalues(rsinfo->setResult, rsinfo->setDesc,
values, nulls);
}
}
}
return (Datum) 0;
}
/*
* Returns statistics of WAL activity
*/

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@ -57,6 +57,6 @@
*/
/* yyyymmddN */
#define CATALOG_VERSION_NO 202301301
#define CATALOG_VERSION_NO 202302111
#endif

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@ -5717,6 +5717,15 @@
proname => 'pg_stat_get_buf_alloc', provolatile => 's', proparallel => 'r',
prorettype => 'int8', proargtypes => '', prosrc => 'pg_stat_get_buf_alloc' },
{ oid => '8459', descr => 'statistics: per backend type IO statistics',
proname => 'pg_stat_get_io', provolatile => 'v',
prorows => '30', proretset => 't',
proparallel => 'r', prorettype => 'record', proargtypes => '',
proallargtypes => '{text,text,text,int8,int8,int8,int8,int8,int8,int8,timestamptz}',
proargmodes => '{o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o}',
proargnames => '{backend_type,io_object,io_context,reads,writes,extends,op_bytes,evictions,reuses,fsyncs,stats_reset}',
prosrc => 'pg_stat_get_io' },
{ oid => '1136', descr => 'statistics: information about WAL activity',
proname => 'pg_stat_get_wal', proisstrict => 'f', provolatile => 's',
proparallel => 'r', prorettype => 'record', proargtypes => '',

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@ -1876,6 +1876,18 @@ pg_stat_gssapi| SELECT pid,
gss_enc AS encrypted
FROM pg_stat_get_activity(NULL::integer) s(datid, pid, usesysid, application_name, state, query, wait_event_type, wait_event, xact_start, query_start, backend_start, state_change, client_addr, client_hostname, client_port, backend_xid, backend_xmin, backend_type, ssl, sslversion, sslcipher, sslbits, ssl_client_dn, ssl_client_serial, ssl_issuer_dn, gss_auth, gss_princ, gss_enc, leader_pid, query_id)
WHERE (client_port IS NOT NULL);
pg_stat_io| SELECT backend_type,
io_object,
io_context,
reads,
writes,
extends,
op_bytes,
evictions,
reuses,
fsyncs,
stats_reset
FROM pg_stat_get_io() b(backend_type, io_object, io_context, reads, writes, extends, op_bytes, evictions, reuses, fsyncs, stats_reset);
pg_stat_progress_analyze| SELECT s.pid,
s.datid,
d.datname,

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@ -3378,6 +3378,7 @@ intset_internal_node
intset_leaf_node
intset_node
intvKEY
io_stat_col
itemIdCompact
itemIdCompactData
iterator