For inplace update durability, make heap_update() callers wait.

The previous commit fixed some ways of losing an inplace update.  It
remained possible to lose one when a backend working toward a
heap_update() copied a tuple into memory just before inplace update of
that tuple.  In catalogs eligible for inplace update, use LOCKTAG_TUPLE
to govern admission to the steps of copying an old tuple, modifying it,
and issuing heap_update().  This includes MERGE commands.  To avoid
changing most of the pg_class DDL, don't require LOCKTAG_TUPLE when
holding a relation lock sufficient to exclude inplace updaters.
Back-patch to v12 (all supported versions).  In v13 and v12, "UPDATE
pg_class" or "UPDATE pg_database" can still lose an inplace update.  The
v14+ UPDATE fix needs commit 86dc90056dfdbd9d1b891718d2e5614e3e432f35,
and it wasn't worth reimplementing that fix without such infrastructure.

Reviewed by Nitin Motiani and (in earlier versions) Heikki Linnakangas.

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/20231027214946.79.nmisch@google.com

20 files changed, 498 insertions, 57 deletions

diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/README.tuplock b/src/backend/access/heap/README.tuplock
index ddb2defd28b..818cd7f9806 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/README.tuplock
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/README.tuplock
@@ -154,6 +154,48 @@ The following infomask bits are applicable:
 We currently never set the HEAP_XMAX_COMMITTED when the HEAP_XMAX_IS_MULTI bit
 is set.
 
+Locking to write inplace-updated tables
+---------------------------------------
+
+If IsInplaceUpdateRelation() returns true for a table, the table is a system
+catalog that receives systable_inplace_update_begin() calls.  Preparing a
+heap_update() of these tables follows additional locking rules, to ensure we
+don't lose the effects of an inplace update.  In particular, consider a moment
+when a backend has fetched the old tuple to modify, not yet having called
+heap_update().  Another backend's inplace update starting then can't conclude
+until the heap_update() places its new tuple in a buffer.  We enforce that
+using locktags as follows.  While DDL code is the main audience, the executor
+follows these rules to make e.g. "MERGE INTO pg_class" safer.  Locking rules
+are per-catalog:
+
+  pg_class systable_inplace_update_begin() callers: before the call, acquire a
+  lock on the relation in mode ShareUpdateExclusiveLock or stricter.  If the
+  update targets a row of RELKIND_INDEX (but not RELKIND_PARTITIONED_INDEX),
+  that lock must be on the table.  Locking the index rel is not necessary.
+  (This allows VACUUM to overwrite per-index pg_class while holding a lock on
+  the table alone.) systable_inplace_update_begin() acquires and releases
+  LOCKTAG_TUPLE in InplaceUpdateTupleLock, an alias for ExclusiveLock, on each
+  tuple it overwrites.
+
+  pg_class heap_update() callers: before copying the tuple to modify, take a
+  lock on the tuple, a ShareUpdateExclusiveLock on the relation, or a
+  ShareRowExclusiveLock or stricter on the relation.
+
+  SearchSysCacheLocked1() is one convenient way to acquire the tuple lock.
+  Most heap_update() callers already hold a suitable lock on the relation for
+  other reasons and can skip the tuple lock.  If you do acquire the tuple
+  lock, release it immediately after the update.
+
+
+  pg_database: before copying the tuple to modify, all updaters of pg_database
+  rows acquire LOCKTAG_TUPLE.  (Few updaters acquire LOCKTAG_OBJECT on the
+  database OID, so it wasn't worth extending that as a second option.)
+
+Ideally, DDL might want to perform permissions checks before LockTuple(), as
+we do with RangeVarGetRelidExtended() callbacks.  We typically don't bother.
+LOCKTAG_TUPLE acquirers release it after each row, so the potential
+inconvenience is lower.
+
 Reading inplace-updated columns
 -------------------------------
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam.c
index ecc6eaa27c7..da5e656a08d 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam.c
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 #include "access/valid.h"
 #include "access/visibilitymap.h"
 #include "access/xloginsert.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_database.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_database_d.h"
 #include "commands/vacuum.h"
 #include "pgstat.h"
 #include "port/pg_bitutils.h"
@@ -57,6 +59,12 @@ static XLogRecPtr log_heap_update(Relation reln, Buffer oldbuf,
 								  Buffer newbuf, HeapTuple oldtup,
 								  HeapTuple newtup, HeapTuple old_key_tuple,
 								  bool all_visible_cleared, bool new_all_visible_cleared);
+#ifdef USE_ASSERT_CHECKING
+static void check_lock_if_inplace_updateable_rel(Relation relation,
+												 ItemPointer otid,
+												 HeapTuple newtup);
+static void check_inplace_rel_lock(HeapTuple oldtup);
+#endif
 static Bitmapset *HeapDetermineColumnsInfo(Relation relation,
 										   Bitmapset *interesting_cols,
 										   Bitmapset *external_cols,
@@ -103,6 +111,8 @@ static HeapTuple ExtractReplicaIdentity(Relation relation, HeapTuple tp, bool ke
  * heavyweight lock mode and MultiXactStatus values to use for any particular
  * tuple lock strength.
  *
+ * These interact with InplaceUpdateTupleLock, an alias for ExclusiveLock.
+ *
  * Don't look at lockstatus/updstatus directly!  Use get_mxact_status_for_lock
  * instead.
  */
@@ -3189,6 +3199,10 @@ heap_update(Relation relation, ItemPointer otid, HeapTuple newtup,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_TRANSACTION_STATE),
 				 errmsg("cannot update tuples during a parallel operation")));
 
+#ifdef USE_ASSERT_CHECKING
+	check_lock_if_inplace_updateable_rel(relation, otid, newtup);
+#endif
+
 	/*
 	 * Fetch the list of attributes to be checked for various operations.
 	 *
@@ -4053,6 +4067,128 @@ l2:
 	return TM_Ok;
 }
 
+#ifdef USE_ASSERT_CHECKING
+/*
+ * Confirm adequate lock held during heap_update(), per rules from
+ * README.tuplock section "Locking to write inplace-updated tables".
+ */
+static void
+check_lock_if_inplace_updateable_rel(Relation relation,
+									 ItemPointer otid,
+									 HeapTuple newtup)
+{
+	/* LOCKTAG_TUPLE acceptable for any catalog */
+	switch (RelationGetRelid(relation))
+	{
+		case RelationRelationId:
+		case DatabaseRelationId:
+			{
+				LOCKTAG		tuptag;
+
+				SET_LOCKTAG_TUPLE(tuptag,
+								  relation->rd_lockInfo.lockRelId.dbId,
+								  relation->rd_lockInfo.lockRelId.relId,
+								  ItemPointerGetBlockNumber(otid),
+								  ItemPointerGetOffsetNumber(otid));
+				if (LockHeldByMe(&tuptag, InplaceUpdateTupleLock, false))
+					return;
+			}
+			break;
+		default:
+			Assert(!IsInplaceUpdateRelation(relation));
+			return;
+	}
+
+	switch (RelationGetRelid(relation))
+	{
+		case RelationRelationId:
+			{
+				/* LOCKTAG_TUPLE or LOCKTAG_RELATION ok */
+				Form_pg_class classForm = (Form_pg_class) GETSTRUCT(newtup);
+				Oid			relid = classForm->oid;
+				Oid			dbid;
+				LOCKTAG		tag;
+
+				if (IsSharedRelation(relid))
+					dbid = InvalidOid;
+				else
+					dbid = MyDatabaseId;
+
+				if (classForm->relkind == RELKIND_INDEX)
+				{
+					Relation	irel = index_open(relid, AccessShareLock);
+
+					SET_LOCKTAG_RELATION(tag, dbid, irel->rd_index->indrelid);
+					index_close(irel, AccessShareLock);
+				}
+				else
+					SET_LOCKTAG_RELATION(tag, dbid, relid);
+
+				if (!LockHeldByMe(&tag, ShareUpdateExclusiveLock, false) &&
+					!LockHeldByMe(&tag, ShareRowExclusiveLock, true))
+					elog(WARNING,
+						 "missing lock for relation \"%s\" (OID %u, relkind %c) @ TID (%u,%u)",
+						 NameStr(classForm->relname),
+						 relid,
+						 classForm->relkind,
+						 ItemPointerGetBlockNumber(otid),
+						 ItemPointerGetOffsetNumber(otid));
+			}
+			break;
+		case DatabaseRelationId:
+			{
+				/* LOCKTAG_TUPLE required */
+				Form_pg_database dbForm = (Form_pg_database) GETSTRUCT(newtup);
+
+				elog(WARNING,
+					 "missing lock on database \"%s\" (OID %u) @ TID (%u,%u)",
+					 NameStr(dbForm->datname),
+					 dbForm->oid,
+					 ItemPointerGetBlockNumber(otid),
+					 ItemPointerGetOffsetNumber(otid));
+			}
+			break;
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * Confirm adequate relation lock held, per rules from README.tuplock section
+ * "Locking to write inplace-updated tables".
+ */
+static void
+check_inplace_rel_lock(HeapTuple oldtup)
+{
+	Form_pg_class classForm = (Form_pg_class) GETSTRUCT(oldtup);
+	Oid			relid = classForm->oid;
+	Oid			dbid;
+	LOCKTAG		tag;
+
+	if (IsSharedRelation(relid))
+		dbid = InvalidOid;
+	else
+		dbid = MyDatabaseId;
+
+	if (classForm->relkind == RELKIND_INDEX)
+	{
+		Relation	irel = index_open(relid, AccessShareLock);
+
+		SET_LOCKTAG_RELATION(tag, dbid, irel->rd_index->indrelid);
+		index_close(irel, AccessShareLock);
+	}
+	else
+		SET_LOCKTAG_RELATION(tag, dbid, relid);
+
+	if (!LockHeldByMe(&tag, ShareUpdateExclusiveLock, true))
+		elog(WARNING,
+			 "missing lock for relation \"%s\" (OID %u, relkind %c) @ TID (%u,%u)",
+			 NameStr(classForm->relname),
+			 relid,
+			 classForm->relkind,
+			 ItemPointerGetBlockNumber(&oldtup->t_self),
+			 ItemPointerGetOffsetNumber(&oldtup->t_self));
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Check if the specified attribute's values are the same.  Subroutine for
  * HeapDetermineColumnsInfo.
@@ -6070,15 +6206,21 @@ heap_inplace_lock(Relation relation,
 	TM_Result	result;
 	bool		ret;
 
+#ifdef USE_ASSERT_CHECKING
+	if (RelationGetRelid(relation) == RelationRelationId)
+		check_inplace_rel_lock(oldtup_ptr);
+#endif
+
 	Assert(BufferIsValid(buffer));
 
+	LockTuple(relation, &oldtup.t_self, InplaceUpdateTupleLock);
 	LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_EXCLUSIVE);
 
 	/*----------
 	 * Interpret HeapTupleSatisfiesUpdate() like heap_update() does, except:
 	 *
 	 * - wait unconditionally
-	 * - no tuple locks
+	 * - already locked tuple above, since inplace needs that unconditionally
 	 * - don't recheck header after wait: simpler to defer to next iteration
 	 * - don't try to continue even if the updater aborts: likewise
 	 * - no crosscheck
@@ -6162,7 +6304,10 @@ heap_inplace_lock(Relation relation,
 	 * don't bother optimizing that.
 	 */
 	if (!ret)
+	{
+		UnlockTuple(relation, &oldtup.t_self, InplaceUpdateTupleLock);
 		InvalidateCatalogSnapshot();
+	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -6171,6 +6316,8 @@ heap_inplace_lock(Relation relation,
  *
  * The tuple cannot change size, and therefore its header fields and null
  * bitmap (if any) don't change either.
+ *
+ * Since we hold LOCKTAG_TUPLE, no updater has a local copy of this tuple.
  */
 void
 heap_inplace_update_and_unlock(Relation relation,
@@ -6254,6 +6401,7 @@ heap_inplace_unlock(Relation relation,
 					HeapTuple oldtup, Buffer buffer)
 {
 	LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+	UnlockTuple(relation, &oldtup->t_self, InplaceUpdateTupleLock);
 }
 
 #define		FRM_NOOP				0x0001
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index f3f6d4754e9..52fde5cc4d4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -765,7 +765,9 @@ systable_endscan_ordered(SysScanDesc sysscan)
  *
  * Overwriting violates both MVCC and transactional safety, so the uses of
  * this function in Postgres are extremely limited.  Nonetheless we find some
- * places to use it.  Standard flow:
+ * places to use it.  See README.tuplock section "Locking to write
+ * inplace-updated tables" and later sections for expectations of readers and
+ * writers of a table that gets inplace updates.  Standard flow:
  *
  * ... [any slow preparation not requiring oldtup] ...
  * systable_inplace_update_begin([...], &tup, &inplace_state);
diff --git a/src/backend/catalog/aclchk.c b/src/backend/catalog/aclchk.c
index d2abc48fd8d..819045203dd 100644
--- a/src/backend/catalog/aclchk.c
+++ b/src/backend/catalog/aclchk.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
 #include "nodes/makefuncs.h"
 #include "parser/parse_func.h"
 #include "parser/parse_type.h"
+#include "storage/lmgr.h"
 #include "utils/acl.h"
 #include "utils/aclchk_internal.h"
 #include "utils/builtins.h"
@@ -1848,7 +1849,7 @@ ExecGrant_Relation(InternalGrant *istmt)
 		HeapTuple	tuple;
 		ListCell   *cell_colprivs;
 
-		tuple = SearchSysCache1(RELOID, ObjectIdGetDatum(relOid));
+		tuple = SearchSysCacheLocked1(RELOID, ObjectIdGetDatum(relOid));
 		if (!HeapTupleIsValid(tuple))
 			elog(ERROR, "cache lookup failed for relation %u", relOid);
 		pg_class_tuple = (Form_pg_class) GETSTRUCT(tuple);
@@ -2060,6 +2061,7 @@ ExecGrant_Relation(InternalGrant *istmt)
 										 values, nulls, replaces);
 
 			CatalogTupleUpdate(relation, &newtuple->t_self, newtuple);
+			UnlockTuple(relation, &tuple->t_self, InplaceUpdateTupleLock);
 
 			/* Update initial privileges for extensions */
 			recordExtensionInitPriv(relOid, RelationRelationId, 0, new_acl);
@@ -2072,6 +2074,8 @@ ExecGrant_Relation(InternalGrant *istmt)
 
 			pfree(new_acl);
 		}
+		else
+			UnlockTuple(relation, &tuple->t_self, InplaceUpdateTupleLock);
 
 		/*
 		 * Handle column-level privileges, if any were specified or implied.
@@ -2185,7 +2189,7 @@ ExecGrant_common(InternalGrant *istmt, Oid classid, AclMode default_privs,
 		Oid		   *oldmembers;
 		Oid		   *newmembers;
 
-		tuple = SearchSysCache1(cacheid, ObjectIdGetDatum(objectid));
+		tuple = SearchSysCacheLocked1(cacheid, ObjectIdGetDatum(objectid));
 		if (!HeapTupleIsValid(tuple))
 			elog(ERROR, "cache lookup failed for %s %u", get_object_class_descr(classid), objectid);
 
@@ -2261,6 +2265,7 @@ ExecGrant_common(InternalGrant *istmt, Oid classid, AclMode default_privs,
 									 nulls, replaces);
 
 		CatalogTupleUpdate(relation, &newtuple->t_self, newtuple);
+		UnlockTuple(relation, &tuple->t_self, InplaceUpdateTupleLock);
 
 		/* Update initial privileges for extensions */
 		recordExtensionInitPriv(objectid, classid, 0, new_acl);
diff --git a/src/backend/catalog/catalog.c b/src/backend/catalog/catalog.c
index d6b07a78655..cfe8c5104b6 100644
--- a/src/backend/catalog/catalog.c
+++ b/src/backend/catalog/catalog.c
@@ -138,6 +138,15 @@ IsCatalogRelationOid(Oid relid)
 /*
  * IsInplaceUpdateRelation
  *		True iff core code performs inplace updates on the relation.
+ *
+ *		This is used for assertions and for making the executor follow the
+ *		locking protocol described at README.tuplock section "Locking to write
+ *		inplace-updated tables".  Extensions may inplace-update other heap
+ *		tables, but concurrent SQL UPDATE on the same table may overwrite
+ *		those modifications.
+ *
+ *		The executor can assume these are not partitions or partitioned and
+ *		have no triggers.
  */
 bool
 IsInplaceUpdateRelation(Relation relation)
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/dbcommands.c b/src/backend/commands/dbcommands.c
index 40bfd093337..aa91a396967 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/dbcommands.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/dbcommands.c
@@ -1877,6 +1877,7 @@ RenameDatabase(const char *oldname, const char *newname)
 {
 	Oid			db_id;
 	HeapTuple	newtup;
+	ItemPointerData otid;
 	Relation	rel;
 	int			notherbackends;
 	int			npreparedxacts;
@@ -1948,11 +1949,13 @@ RenameDatabase(const char *oldname, const char *newname)
 				 errdetail_busy_db(notherbackends, npreparedxacts)));
 
 	/* rename */
-	newtup = SearchSysCacheCopy1(DATABASEOID, ObjectIdGetDatum(db_id));
+	newtup = SearchSysCacheLockedCopy1(DATABASEOID, ObjectIdGetDatum(db_id));
 	if (!HeapTupleIsValid(newtup))
 		elog(ERROR, "cache lookup failed for database %u", db_id);
+	otid = newtup->t_self;
 	namestrcpy(&(((Form_pg_database) GETSTRUCT(newtup))->datname), newname);
-	CatalogTupleUpdate(rel, &newtup->t_self, newtup);
+	CatalogTupleUpdate(rel, &otid, newtup);
+	UnlockTuple(rel, &otid, InplaceUpdateTupleLock);
 
 	InvokeObjectPostAlterHook(DatabaseRelationId, db_id, 0);
 
@@ -2201,6 +2204,7 @@ movedb(const char *dbname, const char *tblspcname)
 			ereport(ERROR,
 					(errcode(ERRCODE_UNDEFINED_DATABASE),
 					 errmsg("database \"%s\" does not exist", dbname)));
+		LockTuple(pgdbrel, &oldtuple->t_self, InplaceUpdateTupleLock);
 
 		new_record[Anum_pg_database_dattablespace - 1] = ObjectIdGetDatum(dst_tblspcoid);
 		new_record_repl[Anum_pg_database_dattablespace - 1] = true;
@@ -2209,6 +2213,7 @@ movedb(const char *dbname, const char *tblspcname)
 									 new_record,
 									 new_record_nulls, new_record_repl);
 		CatalogTupleUpdate(pgdbrel, &oldtuple->t_self, newtuple);
+		UnlockTuple(pgdbrel, &oldtuple->t_self, InplaceUpdateTupleLock);
 
 		InvokeObjectPostAlterHook(DatabaseRelationId, db_id, 0);
 
@@ -2439,6 +2444,7 @@ AlterDatabase(ParseState *pstate, AlterDatabaseStmt *stmt, bool isTopLevel)
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_UNDEFINED_DATABASE),
 				 errmsg("database \"%s\" does not exist", stmt->dbname)));
+	LockTuple(rel, &tuple->t_self, InplaceUpdateTupleLock);
 
 	datform = (Form_pg_database) GETSTRUCT(tuple);
 	dboid = datform->oid;
@@ -2488,6 +2494,7 @@ AlterDatabase(ParseState *pstate, AlterDatabaseStmt *stmt, bool isTopLevel)
 	newtuple = heap_modify_tuple(tuple, RelationGetDescr(rel), new_record,
 								 new_record_nulls, new_record_repl);
 	CatalogTupleUpdate(rel, &tuple->t_self, newtuple);
+	UnlockTuple(rel, &tuple->t_self, InplaceUpdateTupleLock);
 
 	InvokeObjectPostAlterHook(DatabaseRelationId, dboid, 0);
 
@@ -2537,6 +2544,7 @@ AlterDatabaseRefreshColl(AlterDatabaseRefreshCollStmt *stmt)
 	if (!object_ownercheck(DatabaseRelationId, db_id, GetUserId()))
 		aclcheck_error(ACLCHECK_NOT_OWNER, OBJECT_DATABASE,
 					   stmt->dbname);
+	LockTuple(rel, &tuple->t_self, InplaceUpdateTupleLock);
 
 	datum = heap_getattr(tuple, Anum_pg_database_datcollversion, RelationGetDescr(rel), &isnull);
 	oldversion = isnull ? NULL : TextDatumGetCString(datum);
@@ -2565,6 +2573,7 @@ AlterDatabaseRefreshColl(AlterDatabaseRefreshCollStmt *stmt)
 		bool		nulls[Natts_pg_database] = {0};
 		bool		replaces[Natts_pg_database] = {0};
 		Datum		values[Natts_pg_database] = {0};
+		HeapTuple	newtuple;
 
 		ereport(NOTICE,
 				(errmsg("changing version from %s to %s",
@@ -2573,14 +2582,15 @@ AlterDatabaseRefreshColl(AlterDatabaseRefreshCollStmt *stmt)
 		values[Anum_pg_database_datcollversion - 1] = CStringGetTextDatum(newversion);
 		replaces[Anum_pg_database_datcollversion - 1] = true;
 
-		tuple = heap_modify_tuple(tuple, RelationGetDescr(rel),
-								  values, nulls, replaces);
-		CatalogTupleUpdate(rel, &tuple->t_self, tuple);
-		heap_freetuple(tuple);
+		newtuple = heap_modify_tuple(tuple, RelationGetDescr(rel),
+									 values, nulls, replaces);
+		CatalogTupleUpdate(rel, &tuple->t_self, newtuple);
+		heap_freetuple(newtuple);
 	}
 	else
 		ereport(NOTICE,
 				(errmsg("version has not changed")));
+	UnlockTuple(rel, &tuple->t_self, InplaceUpdateTupleLock);
 
 	InvokeObjectPostAlterHook(DatabaseRelationId, db_id, 0);
 
@@ -2692,6 +2702,8 @@ AlterDatabaseOwner(const char *dbname, Oid newOwnerId)
 					(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
 					 errmsg("permission denied to change owner of database")));
 
+		LockTuple(rel, &tuple->t_self, InplaceUpdateTupleLock);
+
 		repl_repl[Anum_pg_database_datdba - 1] = true;
 		repl_val[Anum_pg_database_datdba - 1] = ObjectIdGetDatum(newOwnerId);
 
@@ -2713,6 +2725,7 @@ AlterDatabaseOwner(const char *dbname, Oid newOwnerId)
 
 		newtuple = heap_modify_tuple(tuple, RelationGetDescr(rel), repl_val, repl_null, repl_repl);
 		CatalogTupleUpdate(rel, &newtuple->t_self, newtuple);
+		UnlockTuple(rel, &tuple->t_self, InplaceUpdateTupleLock);
 
 		heap_freetuple(newtuple);
 
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/event_trigger.c b/src/backend/commands/event_trigger.c
index 55baf10c856..05a6de68ba3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/event_trigger.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/event_trigger.c
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ SetDatabaseHasLoginEventTriggers(void)
 	/* Set dathasloginevt flag in pg_database */
 	Form_pg_database db;
 	Relation	pg_db = table_open(DatabaseRelationId, RowExclusiveLock);
+	ItemPointerData otid;
 	HeapTuple	tuple;
 
 	/*
@@ -399,16 +400,18 @@ SetDatabaseHasLoginEventTriggers(void)
 	 */
 	LockSharedObject(DatabaseRelationId, MyDatabaseId, 0, AccessExclusiveLock);
 
-	tuple = SearchSysCacheCopy1(DATABASEOID, ObjectIdGetDatum(MyDatabaseId));
+	tuple = SearchSysCacheLockedCopy1(DATABASEOID, ObjectIdGetDatum(MyDatabaseId));
 	if (!HeapTupleIsValid(tuple))
 		elog(ERROR, "cache lookup failed for database %u", MyDatabaseId);
+	otid = tuple->t_self;
 	db = (Form_pg_database) GETSTRUCT(tuple);
 	if (!db->dathasloginevt)
 	{
 		db->dathasloginevt = true;
-		CatalogTupleUpdate(pg_db, &tuple->t_self, tuple);
+		CatalogTupleUpdate(pg_db, &otid, tuple);
 		CommandCounterIncrement();
 	}
+	UnlockTuple(pg_db, &otid, InplaceUpdateTupleLock);
 	table_close(pg_db, RowExclusiveLock);
 	heap_freetuple(tuple);
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/indexcmds.c b/src/backend/commands/indexcmds.c
index f99c2d2deec..ec5f253b28f 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/indexcmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/indexcmds.c
@@ -4557,14 +4557,17 @@ update_relispartition(Oid relationId, bool newval)
 {
 	HeapTuple	tup;
 	Relation	classRel;
+	ItemPointerData otid;
 
 	classRel = table_open(RelationRelationId, RowExclusiveLock);
-	tup = SearchSysCacheCopy1(RELOID, ObjectIdGetDatum(relationId));
+	tup = SearchSysCacheLockedCopy1(RELOID, ObjectIdGetDatum(relationId));
 	if (!HeapTupleIsValid(tup))
 		elog(ERROR, "cache lookup failed for relation %u", relationId);
+	otid = tup->t_self;
 	Assert(((Form_pg_class) GETSTRUCT(tup))->relispartition != newval);
 	((Form_pg_class) GETSTRUCT(tup))->relispartition = newval;
-	CatalogTupleUpdate(classRel, &tup->t_self, tup);
+	CatalogTupleUpdate(classRel, &otid, tup);
+	UnlockTuple(classRel, &otid, InplaceUpdateTupleLock);
 	heap_freetuple(tup);
 	table_close(classRel, RowExclusiveLock);
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c b/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c
index d27e6cf3451..87232e01376 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c
@@ -3593,6 +3593,7 @@ SetRelationTableSpace(Relation rel,
 {
 	Relation	pg_class;
 	HeapTuple	tuple;
+	ItemPointerData otid;
 	Form_pg_class rd_rel;
 	Oid			reloid = RelationGetRelid(rel);
 
@@ -3601,9 +3602,10 @@ SetRelationTableSpace(Relation rel,
 	/* Get a modifiable copy of the relation's pg_class row. */
 	pg_class = table_open(RelationRelationId, RowExclusiveLock);
 
-	tuple = SearchSysCacheCopy1(RELOID, ObjectIdGetDatum(reloid));
+	tuple = SearchSysCacheLockedCopy1(RELOID, ObjectIdGetDatum(reloid));
 	if (!HeapTupleIsValid(tuple))
 		elog(ERROR, "cache lookup failed for relation %u", reloid);
+	otid = tuple->t_self;
 	rd_rel = (Form_pg_class) GETSTRUCT(tuple);
 
 	/* Update the pg_class row. */
@@ -3611,7 +3613,8 @@ SetRelationTableSpace(Relation rel,
 		InvalidOid : newTableSpaceId;
 	if (RelFileNumberIsValid(newRelFilenumber))
 		rd_rel->relfilenode = newRelFilenumber;
-	CatalogTupleUpdate(pg_class, &tuple->t_self, tuple);
+	CatalogTupleUpdate(pg_class, &otid, tuple);
+	UnlockTuple(pg_class, &otid, InplaceUpdateTupleLock);
 
 	/*
 	 * Record dependency on tablespace.  This is only required for relations
@@ -4105,6 +4108,7 @@ RenameRelationInternal(Oid myrelid, const char *newrelname, bool is_internal, bo
 {
 	Relation	targetrelation;
 	Relation	relrelation;	/* for RELATION relation */
+	ItemPointerData otid;
 	HeapTuple	reltup;
 	Form_pg_class relform;
 	Oid			namespaceId;
@@ -4127,7 +4131,8 @@ RenameRelationInternal(Oid myrelid, const char *newrelname, bool is_internal, bo
 	 */
 	relrelation = table_open(RelationRelationId, RowExclusiveLock);
 
-	reltup = SearchSysCacheCopy1(RELOID, ObjectIdGetDatum(myrelid));
+	reltup = SearchSysCacheLockedCopy1(RELOID, ObjectIdGetDatum(myrelid));
+	otid = reltup->t_self;
 	if (!HeapTupleIsValid(reltup))	/* shouldn't happen */
 		elog(ERROR, "cache lookup failed for relation %u", myrelid);
 	relform = (Form_pg_class) GETSTRUCT(reltup);
@@ -4154,7 +4159,8 @@ RenameRelationInternal(Oid myrelid, const char *newrelname, bool is_internal, bo
 	 */
 	namestrcpy(&(relform->relname), newrelname);
 
-	CatalogTupleUpdate(relrelation, &reltup->t_self, reltup);
+	CatalogTupleUpdate(relrelation, &otid, reltup);
+	UnlockTuple(relrelation, &otid, InplaceUpdateTupleLock);
 
 	InvokeObjectPostAlterHookArg(RelationRelationId, myrelid, 0,
 								 InvalidOid, is_internal);
@@ -15072,7 +15078,7 @@ ATExecSetRelOptions(Relation rel, List *defList, AlterTableType operation,
 
 	/* Fetch heap tuple */
 	relid = RelationGetRelid(rel);
-	tuple = SearchSysCache1(RELOID, ObjectIdGetDatum(relid));
+	tuple = SearchSysCacheLocked1(RELOID, ObjectIdGetDatum(relid));
 	if (!HeapTupleIsValid(tuple))
 		elog(ERROR, "cache lookup failed for relation %u", relid);
 
@@ -15176,6 +15182,7 @@ ATExecSetRelOptions(Relation rel, List *defList, AlterTableType operation,
 								 repl_val, repl_null, repl_repl);
 
 	CatalogTupleUpdate(pgclass, &newtuple->t_self, newtuple);
+	UnlockTuple(pgclass, &tuple->t_self, InplaceUpdateTupleLock);
 
 	InvokeObjectPostAlterHook(RelationRelationId, RelationGetRelid(rel), 0);
 
@@ -17329,7 +17336,8 @@ AlterRelationNamespaceInternal(Relation classRel, Oid relOid,
 	ObjectAddress thisobj;
 	bool		already_done = false;
 
-	classTup = SearchSysCacheCopy1(RELOID, ObjectIdGetDatum(relOid));
+	/* no rel lock for relkind=c so use LOCKTAG_TUPLE */
+	classTup = SearchSysCacheLockedCopy1(RELOID, ObjectIdGetDatum(relOid));
 	if (!HeapTupleIsValid(classTup))
 		elog(ERROR, "cache lookup failed for relation %u", relOid);
 	classForm = (Form_pg_class) GETSTRUCT(classTup);
@@ -17348,6 +17356,8 @@ AlterRelationNamespaceInternal(Relation classRel, Oid relOid,
 	already_done = object_address_present(&thisobj, objsMoved);
 	if (!already_done && oldNspOid != newNspOid)
 	{
+		ItemPointerData otid = classTup->t_self;
+
 		/* check for duplicate name (more friendly than unique-index failure) */
 		if (get_relname_relid(NameStr(classForm->relname),
 							  newNspOid) != InvalidOid)
@@ -17360,7 +17370,9 @@ AlterRelationNamespaceInternal(Relation classRel, Oid relOid,
 		/* classTup is a copy, so OK to scribble on */
 		classForm->relnamespace = newNspOid;
 
-		CatalogTupleUpdate(classRel, &classTup->t_self, classTup);
+		CatalogTupleUpdate(classRel, &otid, classTup);
+		UnlockTuple(classRel, &otid, InplaceUpdateTupleLock);
+
 
 		/* Update dependency on schema if caller said so */
 		if (hasDependEntry &&
@@ -17372,6 +17384,8 @@ AlterRelationNamespaceInternal(Relation classRel, Oid relOid,
 			elog(ERROR, "could not change schema dependency for relation \"%s\"",
 				 NameStr(classForm->relname));
 	}
+	else
+		UnlockTuple(classRel, &classTup->t_self, InplaceUpdateTupleLock);
 	if (!already_done)
 	{
 		add_exact_object_address(&thisobj, objsMoved);
diff --git a/src/backend/executor/execMain.c b/src/backend/executor/execMain.c
index 713cf3e802c..728cdee480b 100644
--- a/src/backend/executor/execMain.c
+++ b/src/backend/executor/execMain.c
@@ -1036,6 +1036,10 @@ CheckValidResultRel(ResultRelInfo *resultRelInfo, CmdType operation,
 	Relation	resultRel = resultRelInfo->ri_RelationDesc;
 	FdwRoutine *fdwroutine;
 
+	/* Expect a fully-formed ResultRelInfo from InitResultRelInfo(). */
+	Assert(resultRelInfo->ri_needLockTagTuple ==
+		   IsInplaceUpdateRelation(resultRel));
+
 	switch (resultRel->rd_rel->relkind)
 	{
 		case RELKIND_RELATION:
@@ -1216,6 +1220,8 @@ InitResultRelInfo(ResultRelInfo *resultRelInfo,
 	resultRelInfo->ri_NumIndices = 0;
 	resultRelInfo->ri_IndexRelationDescs = NULL;
 	resultRelInfo->ri_IndexRelationInfo = NULL;
+	resultRelInfo->ri_needLockTagTuple =
+		IsInplaceUpdateRelation(resultRelationDesc);
 	/* make a copy so as not to depend on relcache info not changing... */
 	resultRelInfo->ri_TrigDesc = CopyTriggerDesc(resultRelationDesc->trigdesc);
 	if (resultRelInfo->ri_TrigDesc)
diff --git a/src/backend/executor/execReplication.c b/src/backend/executor/execReplication.c
index 1086cbc9624..54025c9f150 100644
--- a/src/backend/executor/execReplication.c
+++ b/src/backend/executor/execReplication.c
@@ -661,8 +661,12 @@ ExecSimpleRelationUpdate(ResultRelInfo *resultRelInfo,
 	Relation	rel = resultRelInfo->ri_RelationDesc;
 	ItemPointer tid = &(searchslot->tts_tid);
 
-	/* For now we support only tables. */
+	/*
+	 * We support only non-system tables, with
+	 * check_publication_add_relation() accountable.
+	 */
 	Assert(rel->rd_rel->relkind == RELKIND_RELATION);
+	Assert(!IsCatalogRelation(rel));
 
 	CheckCmdReplicaIdentity(rel, CMD_UPDATE);
 
diff --git a/src/backend/executor/nodeModifyTable.c b/src/backend/executor/nodeModifyTable.c
index 8bf4c80d4a0..1161520f76b 100644
--- a/src/backend/executor/nodeModifyTable.c
+++ b/src/backend/executor/nodeModifyTable.c
@@ -2324,6 +2324,8 @@ ExecUpdate(ModifyTableContext *context, ResultRelInfo *resultRelInfo,
 	}
 	else
 	{
+		ItemPointerData lockedtid;
+
 		/*
 		 * If we generate a new candidate tuple after EvalPlanQual testing, we
 		 * must loop back here to try again.  (We don't need to redo triggers,
@@ -2332,6 +2334,7 @@ ExecUpdate(ModifyTableContext *context, ResultRelInfo *resultRelInfo,
 		 * to do them again.)
 		 */
 redo_act:
+		lockedtid = *tupleid;
 		result = ExecUpdateAct(context, resultRelInfo, tupleid, oldtuple, slot,
 							   canSetTag, &updateCxt);
 
@@ -2425,6 +2428,14 @@ redo_act:
 								ExecInitUpdateProjection(context->mtstate,
 														 resultRelInfo);
 
+							if (resultRelInfo->ri_needLockTagTuple)
+							{
+								UnlockTuple(resultRelationDesc,
+											&lockedtid, InplaceUpdateTupleLock);
+								LockTuple(resultRelationDesc,
+										  tupleid, InplaceUpdateTupleLock);
+							}
+
 							/* Fetch the most recent version of old tuple. */
 							oldSlot = resultRelInfo->ri_oldTupleSlot;
 							if (!table_tuple_fetch_row_version(resultRelationDesc,
@@ -2529,6 +2540,14 @@ ExecOnConflictUpdate(ModifyTableContext *context,
 	TransactionId xmin;
 	bool		isnull;
 
+	/*
+	 * Parse analysis should have blocked ON CONFLICT for all system
+	 * relations, which includes these.  There's no fundamental obstacle to
+	 * supporting this; we'd just need to handle LOCKTAG_TUPLE like the other
+	 * ExecUpdate() caller.
+	 */
+	Assert(!resultRelInfo->ri_needLockTagTuple);
+
 	/* Determine lock mode to use */
 	lockmode = ExecUpdateLockMode(context->estate, resultRelInfo);
 
@@ -2854,6 +2873,7 @@ ExecMergeMatched(ModifyTableContext *context, ResultRelInfo *resultRelInfo,
 {
 	ModifyTableState *mtstate = context->mtstate;
 	List	  **mergeActions = resultRelInfo->ri_MergeActions;
+	ItemPointerData lockedtid;
 	List	   *actionStates;
 	TupleTableSlot *newslot = NULL;
 	TupleTableSlot *rslot = NULL;
@@ -2890,14 +2910,32 @@ ExecMergeMatched(ModifyTableContext *context, ResultRelInfo *resultRelInfo,
 	 * target wholerow junk attr.
 	 */
 	Assert(tupleid != NULL || oldtuple != NULL);
+	ItemPointerSetInvalid(&lockedtid);
 	if (oldtuple != NULL)
+	{
+		Assert(!resultRelInfo->ri_needLockTagTuple);
 		ExecForceStoreHeapTuple(oldtuple, resultRelInfo->ri_oldTupleSlot,
 								false);
-	else if (!table_tuple_fetch_row_version(resultRelInfo->ri_RelationDesc,
-											tupleid,
-											SnapshotAny,
-											resultRelInfo->ri_oldTupleSlot))
-		elog(ERROR, "failed to fetch the target tuple");
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		if (resultRelInfo->ri_needLockTagTuple)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * This locks even for CMD_DELETE, for CMD_NOTHING, and for tuples
+			 * that don't match mas_whenqual.  MERGE on system catalogs is a
+			 * minor use case, so don't bother optimizing those.
+			 */
+			LockTuple(resultRelInfo->ri_RelationDesc, tupleid,
+					  InplaceUpdateTupleLock);
+			lockedtid = *tupleid;
+		}
+		if (!table_tuple_fetch_row_version(resultRelInfo->ri_RelationDesc,
+										   tupleid,
+										   SnapshotAny,
+										   resultRelInfo->ri_oldTupleSlot))
+			elog(ERROR, "failed to fetch the target tuple");
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Test the join condition.  If it's satisfied, perform a MATCHED action.
@@ -2969,7 +3007,7 @@ lmerge_matched:
 										tupleid, NULL, newslot, &result))
 				{
 					if (result == TM_Ok)
-						return NULL;	/* "do nothing" */
+						goto out;	/* "do nothing" */
 
 					break;		/* concurrent update/delete */
 				}
@@ -2980,11 +3018,11 @@ lmerge_matched:
 				{
 					if (!ExecIRUpdateTriggers(estate, resultRelInfo,
 											  oldtuple, newslot))
-						return NULL;	/* "do nothing" */
+						goto out;	/* "do nothing" */
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					/* called table_tuple_fetch_row_version() above */
+					/* checked ri_needLockTagTuple above */
 					Assert(oldtuple == NULL);
 
 					result = ExecUpdateAct(context, resultRelInfo, tupleid,
@@ -3003,7 +3041,8 @@ lmerge_matched:
 					if (updateCxt.crossPartUpdate)
 					{
 						mtstate->mt_merge_updated += 1;
-						return context->cpUpdateReturningSlot;
+						rslot = context->cpUpdateReturningSlot;
+						goto out;
 					}
 				}
 
@@ -3021,7 +3060,7 @@ lmerge_matched:
 										NULL, NULL, &result))
 				{
 					if (result == TM_Ok)
-						return NULL;	/* "do nothing" */
+						goto out;	/* "do nothing" */
 
 					break;		/* concurrent update/delete */
 				}
@@ -3032,11 +3071,11 @@ lmerge_matched:
 				{
 					if (!ExecIRDeleteTriggers(estate, resultRelInfo,
 											  oldtuple))
-						return NULL;	/* "do nothing" */
+						goto out;	/* "do nothing" */
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					/* called table_tuple_fetch_row_version() above */
+					/* checked ri_needLockTagTuple above */
 					Assert(oldtuple == NULL);
 
 					result = ExecDeleteAct(context, resultRelInfo, tupleid,
@@ -3118,7 +3157,7 @@ lmerge_matched:
 				 * let caller handle it under NOT MATCHED [BY TARGET] clauses.
 				 */
 				*matched = false;
-				return NULL;
+				goto out;
 
 			case TM_Updated:
 				{
@@ -3192,7 +3231,7 @@ lmerge_matched:
 								 * more to do.
 								 */
 								if (TupIsNull(epqslot))
-									return NULL;
+									goto out;
 
 								/*
 								 * If we got a NULL ctid from the subplan, the
@@ -3210,6 +3249,15 @@ lmerge_matched:
 								 * we need to switch to the NOT MATCHED BY
 								 * SOURCE case.
 								 */
+								if (resultRelInfo->ri_needLockTagTuple)
+								{
+									if (ItemPointerIsValid(&lockedtid))
+										UnlockTuple(resultRelInfo->ri_RelationDesc, &lockedtid,
+													InplaceUpdateTupleLock);
+									LockTuple(resultRelInfo->ri_RelationDesc, &context->tmfd.ctid,
+											  InplaceUpdateTupleLock);
+									lockedtid = context->tmfd.ctid;
+								}
 								if (!table_tuple_fetch_row_version(resultRelationDesc,
 																   &context->tmfd.ctid,
 																   SnapshotAny,
@@ -3238,7 +3286,7 @@ lmerge_matched:
 							 * MATCHED [BY TARGET] actions
 							 */
 							*matched = false;
-							return NULL;
+							goto out;
 
 						case TM_SelfModified:
 
@@ -3266,13 +3314,13 @@ lmerge_matched:
 
 							/* This shouldn't happen */
 							elog(ERROR, "attempted to update or delete invisible tuple");
-							return NULL;
+							goto out;
 
 						default:
 							/* see table_tuple_lock call in ExecDelete() */
 							elog(ERROR, "unexpected table_tuple_lock status: %u",
 								 result);
-							return NULL;
+							goto out;
 					}
 				}
 
@@ -3319,6 +3367,10 @@ lmerge_matched:
 	/*
 	 * Successfully executed an action or no qualifying action was found.
 	 */
+out:
+	if (ItemPointerIsValid(&lockedtid))
+		UnlockTuple(resultRelInfo->ri_RelationDesc, &lockedtid,
+					InplaceUpdateTupleLock);
 	return rslot;
 }
 
@@ -3770,6 +3822,7 @@ ExecModifyTable(PlanState *pstate)
 	HeapTupleData oldtupdata;
 	HeapTuple	oldtuple;
 	ItemPointer tupleid;
+	bool		tuplock;
 
 	CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();
 
@@ -4082,6 +4135,8 @@ ExecModifyTable(PlanState *pstate)
 				break;
 
 			case CMD_UPDATE:
+				tuplock = false;
+
 				/* Initialize projection info if first time for this table */
 				if (unlikely(!resultRelInfo->ri_projectNewInfoValid))
 					ExecInitUpdateProjection(node, resultRelInfo);
@@ -4093,6 +4148,7 @@ ExecModifyTable(PlanState *pstate)
 				oldSlot = resultRelInfo->ri_oldTupleSlot;
 				if (oldtuple != NULL)
 				{
+					Assert(!resultRelInfo->ri_needLockTagTuple);
 					/* Use the wholerow junk attr as the old tuple. */
 					ExecForceStoreHeapTuple(oldtuple, oldSlot, false);
 				}
@@ -4101,6 +4157,11 @@ ExecModifyTable(PlanState *pstate)
 					/* Fetch the most recent version of old tuple. */
 					Relation	relation = resultRelInfo->ri_RelationDesc;
 
+					if (resultRelInfo->ri_needLockTagTuple)
+					{
+						LockTuple(relation, tupleid, InplaceUpdateTupleLock);
+						tuplock = true;
+					}
 					if (!table_tuple_fetch_row_version(relation, tupleid,
 													   SnapshotAny,
 													   oldSlot))
@@ -4112,6 +4173,9 @@ ExecModifyTable(PlanState *pstate)
 				/* Now apply the update. */
 				slot = ExecUpdate(&context, resultRelInfo, tupleid, oldtuple,
 								  slot, node->canSetTag);
+				if (tuplock)
+					UnlockTuple(resultRelInfo->ri_RelationDesc, tupleid,
+								InplaceUpdateTupleLock);
 				break;
 
 			case CMD_DELETE:
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c b/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c
index 5b6b7b809c0..c326f687eb4 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c
@@ -3768,6 +3768,7 @@ RelationSetNewRelfilenumber(Relation relation, char persistence)
 {
 	RelFileNumber newrelfilenumber;
 	Relation	pg_class;
+	ItemPointerData otid;
 	HeapTuple	tuple;
 	Form_pg_class classform;
 	MultiXactId minmulti = InvalidMultiXactId;
@@ -3810,11 +3811,12 @@ RelationSetNewRelfilenumber(Relation relation, char persistence)
 	 */
 	pg_class = table_open(RelationRelationId, RowExclusiveLock);
 
-	tuple = SearchSysCacheCopy1(RELOID,
-								ObjectIdGetDatum(RelationGetRelid(relation)));
+	tuple = SearchSysCacheLockedCopy1(RELOID,
+									  ObjectIdGetDatum(RelationGetRelid(relation)));
 	if (!HeapTupleIsValid(tuple))
 		elog(ERROR, "could not find tuple for relation %u",
 			 RelationGetRelid(relation));
+	otid = tuple->t_self;
 	classform = (Form_pg_class) GETSTRUCT(tuple);
 
 	/*
@@ -3934,9 +3936,10 @@ RelationSetNewRelfilenumber(Relation relation, char persistence)
 		classform->relminmxid = minmulti;
 		classform->relpersistence = persistence;
 
-		CatalogTupleUpdate(pg_class, &tuple->t_self, tuple);
+		CatalogTupleUpdate(pg_class, &otid, tuple);
 	}
 
+	UnlockTuple(pg_class, &otid, InplaceUpdateTupleLock);
 	heap_freetuple(tuple);
 
 	table_close(pg_class, RowExclusiveLock);
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/cache/syscache.c b/src/backend/utils/cache/syscache.c
index 3e03dfc9910..50c9440f792 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/cache/syscache.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/cache/syscache.c
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@
 #include "catalog/pg_shseclabel_d.h"
 #include "common/int.h"
 #include "lib/qunique.h"
+#include "miscadmin.h"
+#include "storage/lmgr.h"
 #include "utils/catcache.h"
+#include "utils/inval.h"
 #include "utils/lsyscache.h"
 #include "utils/rel.h"
 #include "utils/syscache.h"
@@ -269,6 +272,98 @@ ReleaseSysCache(HeapTuple tuple)
 }
 
 /*
+ * SearchSysCacheLocked1
+ *
+ * Combine SearchSysCache1() with acquiring a LOCKTAG_TUPLE at mode
+ * InplaceUpdateTupleLock.  This is a tool for complying with the
+ * README.tuplock section "Locking to write inplace-updated tables".  After
+ * the caller's heap_update(), it should UnlockTuple(InplaceUpdateTupleLock)
+ * and ReleaseSysCache().
+ *
+ * The returned tuple may be the subject of an uncommitted update, so this
+ * doesn't prevent the "tuple concurrently updated" error.
+ */
+HeapTuple
+SearchSysCacheLocked1(int cacheId,
+					  Datum key1)
+{
+	ItemPointerData tid;
+	LOCKTAG		tag;
+	Oid			dboid =
+		SysCache[cacheId]->cc_relisshared ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+	Oid			reloid = cacheinfo[cacheId].reloid;
+
+	/*----------
+	 * Since inplace updates may happen just before our LockTuple(), we must
+	 * return content acquired after LockTuple() of the TID we return.  If we
+	 * just fetched twice instead of looping, the following sequence would
+	 * defeat our locking:
+	 *
+	 * GRANT:   SearchSysCache1() = TID (1,5)
+	 * GRANT:   LockTuple(pg_class, (1,5))
+	 * [no more inplace update of (1,5) until we release the lock]
+	 * CLUSTER: SearchSysCache1() = TID (1,5)
+	 * CLUSTER: heap_update() = TID (1,8)
+	 * CLUSTER: COMMIT
+	 * GRANT:   SearchSysCache1() = TID (1,8)
+	 * GRANT:   return (1,8) from SearchSysCacheLocked1()
+	 * VACUUM:  SearchSysCache1() = TID (1,8)
+	 * VACUUM:  LockTuple(pg_class, (1,8))  # two TIDs now locked for one rel
+	 * VACUUM:  inplace update
+	 * GRANT:   heap_update() = (1,9)  # lose inplace update
+	 *
+	 * In the happy case, this takes two fetches, one to determine the TID to
+	 * lock and another to get the content and confirm the TID didn't change.
+	 *
+	 * This is valid even if the row gets updated to a new TID, the old TID
+	 * becomes LP_UNUSED, and the row gets updated back to its old TID.  We'd
+	 * still hold the right LOCKTAG_TUPLE and a copy of the row captured after
+	 * the LOCKTAG_TUPLE.
+	 */
+	ItemPointerSetInvalid(&tid);
+	for (;;)
+	{
+		HeapTuple	tuple;
+		LOCKMODE	lockmode = InplaceUpdateTupleLock;
+
+		tuple = SearchSysCache1(cacheId, key1);
+		if (ItemPointerIsValid(&tid))
+		{
+			if (!HeapTupleIsValid(tuple))
+			{
+				LockRelease(&tag, lockmode, false);
+				return tuple;
+			}
+			if (ItemPointerEquals(&tid, &tuple->t_self))
+				return tuple;
+			LockRelease(&tag, lockmode, false);
+		}
+		else if (!HeapTupleIsValid(tuple))
+			return tuple;
+
+		tid = tuple->t_self;
+		ReleaseSysCache(tuple);
+		/* like: LockTuple(rel, &tid, lockmode) */
+		SET_LOCKTAG_TUPLE(tag, dboid, reloid,
+						  ItemPointerGetBlockNumber(&tid),
+						  ItemPointerGetOffsetNumber(&tid));
+		(void) LockAcquire(&tag, lockmode, false, false);
+
+		/*
+		 * If an inplace update just finished, ensure we process the syscache
+		 * inval.  XXX this is insufficient: the inplace updater may not yet
+		 * have reached AtEOXact_Inval().  See test at inplace-inval.spec.
+		 *
+		 * If a heap_update() call just released its LOCKTAG_TUPLE, we'll
+		 * probably find the old tuple and reach "tuple concurrently updated".
+		 * If that heap_update() aborts, our LOCKTAG_TUPLE blocks inplace
+		 * updates while our caller works.
+		 */
+		AcceptInvalidationMessages();
+	}
+}
+
+/*
  * SearchSysCacheCopy
  *
  * A convenience routine that does SearchSysCache and (if successful)
@@ -295,6 +390,28 @@ SearchSysCacheCopy(int cacheId,
 }
 
 /*
+ * SearchSysCacheLockedCopy1
+ *
+ * Meld SearchSysCacheLockedCopy1 with SearchSysCacheCopy().  After the
+ * caller's heap_update(), it should UnlockTuple(InplaceUpdateTupleLock) and
+ * heap_freetuple().
+ */
+HeapTuple
+SearchSysCacheLockedCopy1(int cacheId,
+						  Datum key1)
+{
+	HeapTuple	tuple,
+				newtuple;
+
+	tuple = SearchSysCacheLocked1(cacheId, key1);
+	if (!HeapTupleIsValid(tuple))
+		return tuple;
+	newtuple = heap_copytuple(tuple);
+	ReleaseSysCache(tuple);
+	return newtuple;
+}
+
+/*
  * SearchSysCacheExists
  *
  * A convenience routine that just probes to see if a tuple can be found.
diff --git a/src/include/nodes/execnodes.h b/src/include/nodes/execnodes.h
index 88467977f89..aab59d681cf 100644
--- a/src/include/nodes/execnodes.h
+++ b/src/include/nodes/execnodes.h
@@ -485,6 +485,9 @@ typedef struct ResultRelInfo
 	/* Have the projection and the slots above been initialized? */
 	bool		ri_projectNewInfoValid;
 
+	/* updates do LockTuple() before oldtup read; see README.tuplock */
+	bool		ri_needLockTagTuple;
+
 	/* triggers to be fired, if any */
 	TriggerDesc *ri_TrigDesc;
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/lockdefs.h b/src/include/storage/lockdefs.h
index 934ba84f6a2..810b297edf9 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/lockdefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/lockdefs.h
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ typedef int LOCKMODE;
 
 #define MaxLockMode				8	/* highest standard lock mode */
 
+/* See README.tuplock section "Locking to write inplace-updated tables" */
+#define InplaceUpdateTupleLock ExclusiveLock
 
 /* WAL representation of an AccessExclusiveLock on a table */
 typedef struct xl_standby_lock
diff --git a/src/include/utils/syscache.h b/src/include/utils/syscache.h
index 03a27dd0a83..b541911c8fc 100644
--- a/src/include/utils/syscache.h
+++ b/src/include/utils/syscache.h
@@ -43,9 +43,14 @@ extern HeapTuple SearchSysCache4(int cacheId,
 
 extern void ReleaseSysCache(HeapTuple tuple);
 
+extern HeapTuple SearchSysCacheLocked1(int cacheId,
+									   Datum key1);
+
 /* convenience routines */
 extern HeapTuple SearchSysCacheCopy(int cacheId,
 									Datum key1, Datum key2, Datum key3, Datum key4);
+extern HeapTuple SearchSysCacheLockedCopy1(int cacheId,
+										   Datum key1);
 extern bool SearchSysCacheExists(int cacheId,
 								 Datum key1, Datum key2, Datum key3, Datum key4);
 extern Oid	GetSysCacheOid(int cacheId, AttrNumber oidcol,
diff --git a/src/test/isolation/expected/intra-grant-inplace.out b/src/test/isolation/expected/intra-grant-inplace.out
index fe26984c0e0..b5fe8b06f76 100644
--- a/src/test/isolation/expected/intra-grant-inplace.out
+++ b/src/test/isolation/expected/intra-grant-inplace.out
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ f
 step addk2: ALTER TABLE intra_grant_inplace ADD PRIMARY KEY (c);
 step c2: COMMIT;
 
-starting permutation: b3 sfu3 b1 grant1 read2 as3 addk2 r3 c1 read2
+starting permutation: b3 sfu3 b1 grant1 read2 addk2 r3 c1 read2
 step b3: BEGIN ISOLATION LEVEL READ COMMITTED;
 step sfu3: 
 	SELECT relhasindex FROM pg_class
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ relhasindex
 f          
 (1 row)
 
-step as3: LOCK TABLE intra_grant_inplace IN ACCESS SHARE MODE;
 step addk2: ALTER TABLE intra_grant_inplace ADD PRIMARY KEY (c); <waiting ...>
 step r3: ROLLBACK;
 step grant1: <... completed>
@@ -155,9 +154,11 @@ step b1: BEGIN;
 step grant1: 
 	GRANT SELECT ON intra_grant_inplace TO PUBLIC;
  <waiting ...>
-step addk2: ALTER TABLE intra_grant_inplace ADD PRIMARY KEY (c);
-step c2: COMMIT;
+step addk2: ALTER TABLE intra_grant_inplace ADD PRIMARY KEY (c); <waiting ...>
+step addk2: <... completed>
+ERROR:  deadlock detected
 step grant1: <... completed>
+step c2: COMMIT;
 step c1: COMMIT;
 step read2: 
 	SELECT relhasindex FROM pg_class
@@ -195,9 +196,8 @@ relhasindex
 f          
 (1 row)
 
-s4: WARNING:  got: tuple concurrently updated
-step revoke4: <... completed>
 step r3: ROLLBACK;
+step revoke4: <... completed>
 
 starting permutation: b1 drop1 b3 sfu3 revoke4 c1 r3
 step b1: BEGIN;
@@ -224,6 +224,6 @@ relhasindex
 -----------
 (0 rows)
 
-s4: WARNING:  got: tuple concurrently deleted
+s4: WARNING:  got: cache lookup failed for relation REDACTED
 step revoke4: <... completed>
 step r3: ROLLBACK;
diff --git a/src/test/isolation/specs/eval-plan-qual.spec b/src/test/isolation/specs/eval-plan-qual.spec
index 3a74406f4d9..07307e623e4 100644
--- a/src/test/isolation/specs/eval-plan-qual.spec
+++ b/src/test/isolation/specs/eval-plan-qual.spec
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ step simplepartupdate_noroute {
 	update parttbl set b = 2 where c = 1 returning *;
 }
 
-# test system class updates
+# test system class LockTuple()
 
 step sys1	{
 	UPDATE pg_class SET reltuples = 123 WHERE oid = 'accounts'::regclass;
diff --git a/src/test/isolation/specs/intra-grant-inplace.spec b/src/test/isolation/specs/intra-grant-inplace.spec
index d07ed3bb2cc..2992c85b44d 100644
--- a/src/test/isolation/specs/intra-grant-inplace.spec
+++ b/src/test/isolation/specs/intra-grant-inplace.spec
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ teardown
 
 # heap_update()
 session s1
+setup	{ SET deadlock_timeout = '100s'; }
 step b1	{ BEGIN; }
 step grant1	{
 	GRANT SELECT ON intra_grant_inplace TO PUBLIC;
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ step c1	{ COMMIT; }
 
 # inplace update
 session s2
+setup	{ SET deadlock_timeout = '10ms'; }
 step read2	{
 	SELECT relhasindex FROM pg_class
 	WHERE oid = 'intra_grant_inplace'::regclass;
@@ -48,7 +50,6 @@ step sfu3	{
 	SELECT relhasindex FROM pg_class
 	WHERE oid = 'intra_grant_inplace'::regclass FOR UPDATE;
 }
-step as3	{ LOCK TABLE intra_grant_inplace IN ACCESS SHARE MODE; }
 step r3	{ ROLLBACK; }
 
 # Additional heap_update()
@@ -74,8 +75,6 @@ step keyshr5	{
 teardown	{ ROLLBACK; }
 
 
-# XXX extant bugs: permutation comments refer to planned future LockTuple()
-
 permutation
 	b1
 	grant1
@@ -118,7 +117,6 @@ permutation
 	b1
 	grant1(r3)	# acquire LockTuple(), await sfu3 xmax
 	read2
-	as3			# XXX temporary until patch adds locking to addk2
 	addk2(c1)	# block in LockTuple() behind grant1
 	r3			# unblock grant1; addk2 now awaits grant1 xmax
 	c1
@@ -128,8 +126,8 @@ permutation
 	b2
 	sfnku2
 	b1
-	grant1(c2)		# acquire LockTuple(), await sfnku2 xmax
-	addk2			# block in LockTuple() behind grant1 = deadlock
+	grant1(addk2)	# acquire LockTuple(), await sfnku2 xmax
+	addk2(*)		# block in LockTuple() behind grant1 = deadlock
 	c2
 	c1
 	read2
@@ -140,7 +138,7 @@ permutation
 	grant1
 	b3
 	sfu3(c1)	# acquire LockTuple(), await grant1 xmax
-	revoke4(sfu3)	# block in LockTuple() behind sfu3
+	revoke4(r3)	# block in LockTuple() behind sfu3
 	c1
 	r3			# revoke4 unlocks old tuple and finds new