Don't skip SQL backends in logical decoding for visibility computation.

The logical decoding patchset introduced PROC_IN_LOGICAL_DECODING flag
PGXACT flag, that allows such backends to be skipped when computing
the xmin horizon/snapshots. That's fine and sensible for walsenders
streaming out logical changes, but not at all fine for SQL backends
doing logical decoding. If the latter set that flag any change they
have performed outside of logical decoding will not be regarded as
visible - which e.g. can lead to that change being vacuumed away.

Note that not setting the flag for SQL backends isn't particularly
bothersome - the SQL backend doesn't do streaming, so it only runs for
a limited amount of time.

Per buildfarm member 'tick' and Alvaro.

Backpatch to 9.4, where logical decoding was introduced.

4 files changed, 19 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/contrib/test_decoding/expected/decoding_into_rel.out b/contrib/test_decoding/expected/decoding_into_rel.out
index 2671258f5d9..be759caa31d 100644
--- a/contrib/test_decoding/expected/decoding_into_rel.out
+++ b/contrib/test_decoding/expected/decoding_into_rel.out
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 -- test that we can insert the result of a get_changes call into a
 -- logged relation. That's really not a good idea in practical terms,
 -- but provides a nice test.
+-- predictability
+SET synchronous_commit = on;
 SELECT 'init' FROM pg_create_logical_replication_slot('regression_slot', 'test_decoding');
  ?column? 
 ----------
diff --git a/contrib/test_decoding/sql/decoding_into_rel.sql b/contrib/test_decoding/sql/decoding_into_rel.sql
index 3704821bcc3..54670fd39e7 100644
--- a/contrib/test_decoding/sql/decoding_into_rel.sql
+++ b/contrib/test_decoding/sql/decoding_into_rel.sql
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 -- test that we can insert the result of a get_changes call into a
 -- logged relation. That's really not a good idea in practical terms,
 -- but provides a nice test.
+
+-- predictability
+SET synchronous_commit = on;
+
 SELECT 'init' FROM pg_create_logical_replication_slot('regression_slot', 'test_decoding');
 
 -- slot works
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index 875b89a6288..80b61020bec 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -145,10 +145,19 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	 * logical decoding backend which doesn't need to be checked individually
 	 * when computing the xmin horizon because the xmin is enforced via
 	 * replication slots.
+	 *
+	 * We can only do so if we're outside of a transaction (i.e. the case when
+	 * streaming changes via walsender), otherwise a already setup
+	 * snapshot/xid would end up being ignored. That's not a particularly
+	 * bothersome restriction since the SQL interface can't be used for
+	 * streaming anyway.
 	 */
-	LWLockAcquire(ProcArrayLock, LW_EXCLUSIVE);
-	MyPgXact->vacuumFlags |= PROC_IN_LOGICAL_DECODING;
-	LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
+	if (!IsTransactionOrTransactionBlock())
+	{
+		LWLockAcquire(ProcArrayLock, LW_EXCLUSIVE);
+		MyPgXact->vacuumFlags |= PROC_IN_LOGICAL_DECODING;
+		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
+	}
 
 	ctx->slot = slot;
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/proc.h b/src/include/storage/proc.h
index c23f4da5b60..4ad4164927e 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/proc.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/proc.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ struct XidCache
 #define		PROC_IN_ANALYZE		0x04	/* currently running analyze */
 #define		PROC_VACUUM_FOR_WRAPAROUND	0x08	/* set by autovac only */
 #define		PROC_IN_LOGICAL_DECODING	0x10	/* currently doing logical
-												 * decoding */
+												 * decoding outside xact */
 
 /* flags reset at EOXact */
 #define		PROC_VACUUM_STATE_MASK \