Checkpoint replication slots later in the checkpoint cycle

Previously, CheckPointReplicationSlots() ran at the start of
CheckPointGuts(), while WAL cleanup occurred much later in
CreateCheckPoint() and CreateRestartPoint(), after the buffer write
and ProcessSyncRequests() phases. During a spread checkpoint, this gap
could be several minutes.

During that time, active replication slots could advance their
restart_lsn. However, replicationSlotMinLSN had already been
computed from the older saved values. As a result, KeepLogSeg() could
retain WAL segments that were no longer needed, causing unnecessary
pg_wal growth until the next checkpoint or restartpoint.

Fix this by moving CheckPointReplicationSlots(),
CheckPointSnapBuild(), and CheckPointLogicalRewriteHeap() to just
before CheckPointTwoPhase(), after the buffer write and
ProcessSyncRequests() phases. This makes WAL retention decisions use
the latest replication slot state. The logical snapshot and rewrite heap
cleanup decisions also benefit from the updated saved restart_lsn.

Author: Ants Aasma <[email protected]>
Author: Hüseyin Demir <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Fujii Masao <[email protected]>
Discussion: 
https://postgr.es/m/CANwKhkPCBcTQ_pk06MD5W5YYNnuYHp8dLNuOUz8-5pMBMPY1Bw%40mail.gmail.com

Branch
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master

Details
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https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/69ed7fd7e9da1cff2f04af04f630287971fe99fe

Modified Files
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src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 15 +++++++++++----
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

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