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-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/config.sgml18
-rw-r--r--src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtpage.c20
-rw-r--r--src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c3
-rw-r--r--src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c13
-rw-r--r--src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample3
-rw-r--r--src/include/access/xlog.h3
6 files changed, 48 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
index 71097ee21c8..c8c30c98415 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml,v 1.246 2010/01/26 16:33:40 tgl Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml,v 1.247 2010/01/29 18:39:05 sriggs Exp $ -->
<chapter Id="runtime-config">
<title>Server Configuration</title>
@@ -1840,6 +1840,22 @@ archive_command = 'copy "%p" "C:\\server\\archivedir\\%f"' # Windows
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry id="minimize-standby-conflicts" xreflabel="minimize_standby_conflicts">
+ <term><varname>minimize_standby_conflicts</varname> (<type>boolean</type>)</term>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary><varname>minimize_standby_conflicts</> configuration parameter</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ 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.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
</variablelist>
</sect2>
</sect1>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtpage.c b/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtpage.c
index 7cd76e10cf3..5fa4724602f 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 5bee1d8837d..8aa7976e3e3 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 00ea55d5979..adf9f72b359 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
* Written by Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>.
*
* 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 $
*
*--------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
@@ -1223,6 +1223,17 @@ static struct config_bool ConfigureNamesBool[] =
},
{
+ {"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."),
NULL,
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample b/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
index 95cab4d64fd..928ccc76edf 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 d7aeb2fe06b..546452f282f 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')