Here's a further attempt at this.  Sorry it took so long.
In this version, I replaced the coupled-in-a-struct representation of
Write&Flush with two separate global variables.  The reason to do this
is to cater to Andres' idea to keep them up-to-date separately.  Of
course, I could kept them together, but it seems more sensible this way.

Andres also suggested to not use monotonic-advance in XLogWrite, because
these update are always done with WALWriteLock held in exclusive mode.
However, that doesn't work (and tests fail pretty quickly) because
XLogWrite seems to be called possibly out of order, so you still have to
check if the current value is newer than what you have to write anyway;
using stock atomic write doesn't work.

So this is v4.

-- 
Álvaro Herrera           39°49'30"S 73°17'W  —  https://www.EnterpriseDB.com/
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 1616448368..ad74862cb6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -382,16 +382,14 @@ static XLogRecPtr RedoStartLSN = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
  *
  * LogwrtRqst indicates a byte position that we need to write and/or fsync
  * the log up to (all records before that point must be written or fsynced).
- * LogwrtResult indicates the byte positions we have already written/fsynced.
+ * LogWriteResult, LogFlushResult indicate the byte positions we have already
+ * written/fsynced.
  * These structs are identical but are declared separately to indicate their
  * slightly different functions.
  *
- * To read XLogCtl->LogwrtResult, you must hold either info_lck or
- * WALWriteLock.  To update it, you need to hold both locks.  The point of
- * this arrangement is that the value can be examined by code that already
- * holds WALWriteLock without needing to grab info_lck as well.  In addition
- * to the shared variable, each backend has a private copy of LogwrtResult,
- * which is updated when convenient.
+ * XLogCtl->LogwrtResult is read and written using atomic operations.
+ * In addition to the shared variable, each backend has a private copy of
+ * LogwrtResult, each member of which is separately updated when convenient.
  *
  * The request bookkeeping is simpler: there is a shared XLogCtl->LogwrtRqst
  * (protected by info_lck), but we don't need to cache any copies of it.
@@ -414,18 +412,18 @@ static XLogRecPtr RedoStartLSN = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
  *----------
  */
 
+typedef struct XLogwrtAtomic
+{
+	pg_atomic_uint64 Write;		/* last byte + 1 of write position */
+	pg_atomic_uint64 Flush;		/* last byte + 1 of flush position */
+} XLogwrtAtomic;
+
 typedef struct XLogwrtRqst
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	Write;			/* last byte + 1 to write out */
 	XLogRecPtr	Flush;			/* last byte + 1 to flush */
 } XLogwrtRqst;
 
-typedef struct XLogwrtResult
-{
-	XLogRecPtr	Write;			/* last byte + 1 written out */
-	XLogRecPtr	Flush;			/* last byte + 1 flushed */
-} XLogwrtResult;
-
 /*
  * Inserting to WAL is protected by a small fixed number of WAL insertion
  * locks. To insert to the WAL, you must hold one of the locks - it doesn't
@@ -577,6 +575,7 @@ typedef struct XLogCtlData
 {
 	XLogCtlInsert Insert;
 
+	XLogwrtAtomic LogwrtResult; /* uses atomics */
 	/* Protected by info_lck: */
 	XLogwrtRqst LogwrtRqst;
 	XLogRecPtr	RedoRecPtr;		/* a recent copy of Insert->RedoRecPtr */
@@ -594,12 +593,6 @@ typedef struct XLogCtlData
 	pg_time_t	lastSegSwitchTime;
 	XLogRecPtr	lastSegSwitchLSN;
 
-	/*
-	 * Protected by info_lck and WALWriteLock (you must hold either lock to
-	 * read it, but both to update)
-	 */
-	XLogwrtResult LogwrtResult;
-
 	/*
 	 * Latest initialized page in the cache (last byte position + 1).
 	 *
@@ -770,10 +763,11 @@ static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 static int	UsableBytesInSegment;
 
 /*
- * Private, possibly out-of-date copy of shared LogwrtResult.
+ * Private, possibly out-of-date copy of shared XLogCtl->LogwrtResult.
  * See discussion above.
  */
-static XLogwrtResult LogwrtResult = {0, 0};
+static XLogRecPtr LogWriteResult = 0;
+static XLogRecPtr LogFlushResult = 0;
 
 /*
  * Codes indicating where we got a WAL file from during recovery, or where
@@ -1201,8 +1195,6 @@ XLogInsertRecord(XLogRecData *rdata,
 		/* advance global request to include new block(s) */
 		if (XLogCtl->LogwrtRqst.Write < EndPos)
 			XLogCtl->LogwrtRqst.Write = EndPos;
-		/* update local result copy while I have the chance */
-		LogwrtResult = XLogCtl->LogwrtResult;
 		SpinLockRelease(&XLogCtl->info_lck);
 	}
 
@@ -2174,6 +2166,7 @@ AdvanceXLInsertBuffer(XLogRecPtr upto, TimeLineID tli, bool opportunistic)
 	 * Now that we have the lock, check if someone initialized the page
 	 * already.
 	 */
+	LogWriteResult = pg_atomic_read_u64(&XLogCtl->LogwrtResult.Write);
 	while (upto >= XLogCtl->InitializedUpTo || opportunistic)
 	{
 		nextidx = XLogRecPtrToBufIdx(XLogCtl->InitializedUpTo);
@@ -2184,7 +2177,7 @@ AdvanceXLInsertBuffer(XLogRecPtr upto, TimeLineID tli, bool opportunistic)
 		 * already written out.
 		 */
 		OldPageRqstPtr = XLogCtl->xlblocks[nextidx];
-		if (LogwrtResult.Write < OldPageRqstPtr)
+		if (LogWriteResult < OldPageRqstPtr)
 		{
 			/*
 			 * Nope, got work to do. If we just want to pre-initialize as much
@@ -2193,18 +2186,18 @@ AdvanceXLInsertBuffer(XLogRecPtr upto, TimeLineID tli, bool opportunistic)
 			if (opportunistic)
 				break;
 
-			/* Before waiting, get info_lck and update LogwrtResult */
+			/* Advance shared memory write request position */
 			SpinLockAcquire(&XLogCtl->info_lck);
 			if (XLogCtl->LogwrtRqst.Write < OldPageRqstPtr)
 				XLogCtl->LogwrtRqst.Write = OldPageRqstPtr;
-			LogwrtResult = XLogCtl->LogwrtResult;
 			SpinLockRelease(&XLogCtl->info_lck);
 
 			/*
-			 * Now that we have an up-to-date LogwrtResult value, see if we
-			 * still need to write it or if someone else already did.
+			 * Before waiting, update LogWriteResult and see if we still need
+			 * to write it or if someone else already did.
 			 */
-			if (LogwrtResult.Write < OldPageRqstPtr)
+			LogWriteResult = pg_atomic_read_u64(&XLogCtl->LogwrtResult.Write);
+			if (LogWriteResult < OldPageRqstPtr)
 			{
 				/*
 				 * Must acquire write lock. Release WALBufMappingLock first,
@@ -2218,8 +2211,8 @@ AdvanceXLInsertBuffer(XLogRecPtr upto, TimeLineID tli, bool opportunistic)
 
 				LWLockAcquire(WALWriteLock, LW_EXCLUSIVE);
 
-				LogwrtResult = XLogCtl->LogwrtResult;
-				if (LogwrtResult.Write >= OldPageRqstPtr)
+				LogWriteResult = pg_atomic_read_u64(&XLogCtl->LogwrtResult.Write);
+				if (LogWriteResult >= OldPageRqstPtr)
 				{
 					/* OK, someone wrote it already */
 					LWLockRelease(WALWriteLock);
@@ -2476,7 +2469,7 @@ XLogWrite(XLogwrtRqst WriteRqst, TimeLineID tli, bool flexible)
 	/*
 	 * Update local LogwrtResult (caller probably did this already, but...)
 	 */
-	LogwrtResult = XLogCtl->LogwrtResult;
+	LogWriteResult = pg_atomic_read_u64(&XLogCtl->LogwrtResult.Write);
 
 	/*
 	 * Since successive pages in the xlog cache are consecutively allocated,
@@ -2496,9 +2489,9 @@ XLogWrite(XLogwrtRqst WriteRqst, TimeLineID tli, bool flexible)
 	 * consider writing.  Begin at the buffer containing the next unwritten
 	 * page, or last partially written page.
 	 */
-	curridx = XLogRecPtrToBufIdx(LogwrtResult.Write);
+	curridx = XLogRecPtrToBufIdx(LogWriteResult);
 
-	while (LogwrtResult.Write < WriteRqst.Write)
+	while (LogWriteResult < WriteRqst.Write)
 	{
 		/*
 		 * Make sure we're not ahead of the insert process.  This could happen
@@ -2507,16 +2500,16 @@ XLogWrite(XLogwrtRqst WriteRqst, TimeLineID tli, bool flexible)
 		 */
 		XLogRecPtr	EndPtr = XLogCtl->xlblocks[curridx];
 
-		if (LogwrtResult.Write >= EndPtr)
+		if (LogWriteResult >= EndPtr)
 			elog(PANIC, "xlog write request %X/%X is past end of log %X/%X",
-				 LSN_FORMAT_ARGS(LogwrtResult.Write),
+				 LSN_FORMAT_ARGS(LogWriteResult),
 				 LSN_FORMAT_ARGS(EndPtr));
 
-		/* Advance LogwrtResult.Write to end of current buffer page */
-		LogwrtResult.Write = EndPtr;
-		ispartialpage = WriteRqst.Write < LogwrtResult.Write;
+		/* Advance LogWriteResult to end of current buffer page */
+		LogWriteResult = EndPtr;
+		ispartialpage = WriteRqst.Write < LogWriteResult;
 
-		if (!XLByteInPrevSeg(LogwrtResult.Write, openLogSegNo,
+		if (!XLByteInPrevSeg(LogWriteResult, openLogSegNo,
 							 wal_segment_size))
 		{
 			/*
@@ -2526,7 +2519,7 @@ XLogWrite(XLogwrtRqst WriteRqst, TimeLineID tli, bool flexible)
 			Assert(npages == 0);
 			if (openLogFile >= 0)
 				XLogFileClose();
-			XLByteToPrevSeg(LogwrtResult.Write, openLogSegNo,
+			XLByteToPrevSeg(LogWriteResult, openLogSegNo,
 							wal_segment_size);
 			openLogTLI = tli;
 
@@ -2538,7 +2531,7 @@ XLogWrite(XLogwrtRqst WriteRqst, TimeLineID tli, bool flexible)
 		/* Make sure we have the current logfile open */
 		if (openLogFile < 0)
 		{
-			XLByteToPrevSeg(LogwrtResult.Write, openLogSegNo,
+			XLByteToPrevSeg(LogWriteResult, openLogSegNo,
 							wal_segment_size);
 			openLogTLI = tli;
 			openLogFile = XLogFileOpen(openLogSegNo, tli);
@@ -2550,7 +2543,7 @@ XLogWrite(XLogwrtRqst WriteRqst, TimeLineID tli, bool flexible)
 		{
 			/* first of group */
 			startidx = curridx;
-			startoffset = XLogSegmentOffset(LogwrtResult.Write - XLOG_BLCKSZ,
+			startoffset = XLogSegmentOffset(LogWriteResult - XLOG_BLCKSZ,
 											wal_segment_size);
 		}
 		npages++;
@@ -2561,7 +2554,7 @@ XLogWrite(XLogwrtRqst WriteRqst, TimeLineID tli, bool flexible)
 		 * contiguous in memory), or if we are at the end of the logfile
 		 * segment.
 		 */
-		last_iteration = WriteRqst.Write <= LogwrtResult.Write;
+		last_iteration = WriteRqst.Write <= LogWriteResult;
 
 		finishing_seg = !ispartialpage &&
 			(startoffset + npages * XLOG_BLCKSZ) >= wal_segment_size;
@@ -2652,13 +2645,13 @@ XLogWrite(XLogwrtRqst WriteRqst, TimeLineID tli, bool flexible)
 				/* signal that we need to wakeup walsenders later */
 				WalSndWakeupRequest();
 
-				LogwrtResult.Flush = LogwrtResult.Write;	/* end of page */
+				LogFlushResult = LogWriteResult;	/* end of page */
 
 				if (XLogArchivingActive())
 					XLogArchiveNotifySeg(openLogSegNo, tli);
 
 				XLogCtl->lastSegSwitchTime = (pg_time_t) time(NULL);
-				XLogCtl->lastSegSwitchLSN = LogwrtResult.Flush;
+				XLogCtl->lastSegSwitchLSN = LogFlushResult;
 
 				/*
 				 * Request a checkpoint if we've consumed too much xlog since
@@ -2679,7 +2672,7 @@ XLogWrite(XLogwrtRqst WriteRqst, TimeLineID tli, bool flexible)
 		if (ispartialpage)
 		{
 			/* Only asked to write a partial page */
-			LogwrtResult.Write = WriteRqst.Write;
+			LogWriteResult = WriteRqst.Write;
 			break;
 		}
 		curridx = NextBufIdx(curridx);
@@ -2691,12 +2684,14 @@ XLogWrite(XLogwrtRqst WriteRqst, TimeLineID tli, bool flexible)
 
 	Assert(npages == 0);
 
+	/* Publish current write result position */
+	pg_atomic_monotonic_advance_u64(&XLogCtl->LogwrtResult.Write, LogWriteResult);
+
 	/*
 	 * If asked to flush, do so
 	 */
-	if (LogwrtResult.Flush < WriteRqst.Flush &&
-		LogwrtResult.Flush < LogwrtResult.Write)
-
+	if (LogFlushResult < WriteRqst.Flush &&
+		LogFlushResult < LogWriteResult)
 	{
 		/*
 		 * Could get here without iterating above loop, in which case we might
@@ -2707,12 +2702,12 @@ XLogWrite(XLogwrtRqst WriteRqst, TimeLineID tli, bool flexible)
 			sync_method != SYNC_METHOD_OPEN_DSYNC)
 		{
 			if (openLogFile >= 0 &&
-				!XLByteInPrevSeg(LogwrtResult.Write, openLogSegNo,
+				!XLByteInPrevSeg(LogWriteResult, openLogSegNo,
 								 wal_segment_size))
 				XLogFileClose();
 			if (openLogFile < 0)
 			{
-				XLByteToPrevSeg(LogwrtResult.Write, openLogSegNo,
+				XLByteToPrevSeg(LogWriteResult, openLogSegNo,
 								wal_segment_size);
 				openLogTLI = tli;
 				openLogFile = XLogFileOpen(openLogSegNo, tli);
@@ -2725,23 +2720,23 @@ XLogWrite(XLogwrtRqst WriteRqst, TimeLineID tli, bool flexible)
 		/* signal that we need to wakeup walsenders later */
 		WalSndWakeupRequest();
 
-		LogwrtResult.Flush = LogwrtResult.Write;
+		LogFlushResult = LogWriteResult;
 	}
 
+	/* Publish current flush result position */
+	pg_atomic_monotonic_advance_u64(&XLogCtl->LogwrtResult.Flush, LogFlushResult);
+
 	/*
-	 * Update shared-memory status
-	 *
-	 * We make sure that the shared 'request' values do not fall behind the
+	 * Make sure that the shared 'request' values do not fall behind the
 	 * 'result' values.  This is not absolutely essential, but it saves some
 	 * code in a couple of places.
 	 */
 	{
 		SpinLockAcquire(&XLogCtl->info_lck);
-		XLogCtl->LogwrtResult = LogwrtResult;
-		if (XLogCtl->LogwrtRqst.Write < LogwrtResult.Write)
-			XLogCtl->LogwrtRqst.Write = LogwrtResult.Write;
-		if (XLogCtl->LogwrtRqst.Flush < LogwrtResult.Flush)
-			XLogCtl->LogwrtRqst.Flush = LogwrtResult.Flush;
+		if (XLogCtl->LogwrtRqst.Write < LogWriteResult)
+			XLogCtl->LogwrtRqst.Write = LogWriteResult;
+		if (XLogCtl->LogwrtRqst.Flush < LogFlushResult)
+			XLogCtl->LogwrtRqst.Flush = LogFlushResult;
 		SpinLockRelease(&XLogCtl->info_lck);
 	}
 }
@@ -2757,8 +2752,8 @@ XLogSetAsyncXactLSN(XLogRecPtr asyncXactLSN)
 	XLogRecPtr	WriteRqstPtr = asyncXactLSN;
 	bool		sleeping;
 
+	LogFlushResult = pg_atomic_read_u64(&XLogCtl->LogwrtResult.Flush);
 	SpinLockAcquire(&XLogCtl->info_lck);
-	LogwrtResult = XLogCtl->LogwrtResult;
 	sleeping = XLogCtl->WalWriterSleeping;
 	if (XLogCtl->asyncXactLSN < asyncXactLSN)
 		XLogCtl->asyncXactLSN = asyncXactLSN;
@@ -2775,7 +2770,7 @@ XLogSetAsyncXactLSN(XLogRecPtr asyncXactLSN)
 		WriteRqstPtr -= WriteRqstPtr % XLOG_BLCKSZ;
 
 		/* if we have already flushed that far, we're done */
-		if (WriteRqstPtr <= LogwrtResult.Flush)
+		if (WriteRqstPtr <= LogFlushResult)
 			return;
 	}
 
@@ -2931,15 +2926,15 @@ XLogFlush(XLogRecPtr record)
 	}
 
 	/* Quick exit if already known flushed */
-	if (record <= LogwrtResult.Flush)
+	if (record <= LogFlushResult)
 		return;
 
 #ifdef WAL_DEBUG
 	if (XLOG_DEBUG)
 		elog(LOG, "xlog flush request %X/%X; write %X/%X; flush %X/%X",
 			 LSN_FORMAT_ARGS(record),
-			 LSN_FORMAT_ARGS(LogwrtResult.Write),
-			 LSN_FORMAT_ARGS(LogwrtResult.Flush));
+			 LSN_FORMAT_ARGS(LogWriteResult),
+			 LSN_FORMAT_ARGS(LogFlushResult));
 #endif
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
@@ -2948,8 +2943,8 @@ XLogFlush(XLogRecPtr record)
 	 * Since fsync is usually a horribly expensive operation, we try to
 	 * piggyback as much data as we can on each fsync: if we see any more data
 	 * entered into the xlog buffer, we'll write and fsync that too, so that
-	 * the final value of LogwrtResult.Flush is as large as possible. This
-	 * gives us some chance of avoiding another fsync immediately after.
+	 * the final value of LogFlushResult is as large as possible. This gives
+	 * us some chance of avoiding another fsync immediately after.
 	 */
 
 	/* initialize to given target; may increase below */
@@ -2967,11 +2962,11 @@ XLogFlush(XLogRecPtr record)
 		SpinLockAcquire(&XLogCtl->info_lck);
 		if (WriteRqstPtr < XLogCtl->LogwrtRqst.Write)
 			WriteRqstPtr = XLogCtl->LogwrtRqst.Write;
-		LogwrtResult = XLogCtl->LogwrtResult;
 		SpinLockRelease(&XLogCtl->info_lck);
 
 		/* done already? */
-		if (record <= LogwrtResult.Flush)
+		LogFlushResult = pg_atomic_read_u64(&XLogCtl->LogwrtResult.Flush);
+		if (record <= LogFlushResult)
 			break;
 
 		/*
@@ -2998,8 +2993,8 @@ XLogFlush(XLogRecPtr record)
 		}
 
 		/* Got the lock; recheck whether request is satisfied */
-		LogwrtResult = XLogCtl->LogwrtResult;
-		if (record <= LogwrtResult.Flush)
+		LogFlushResult = pg_atomic_read_u64(&XLogCtl->LogwrtResult.Flush);
+		if (record <= LogFlushResult)
 		{
 			LWLockRelease(WALWriteLock);
 			break;
@@ -3069,11 +3064,11 @@ XLogFlush(XLogRecPtr record)
 	 * calls from bufmgr.c are not within critical sections and so we will not
 	 * force a restart for a bad LSN on a data page.
 	 */
-	if (LogwrtResult.Flush < record)
+	if (LogFlushResult < record)
 		elog(ERROR,
 			 "xlog flush request %X/%X is not satisfied --- flushed only to %X/%X",
 			 LSN_FORMAT_ARGS(record),
-			 LSN_FORMAT_ARGS(LogwrtResult.Flush));
+			 LSN_FORMAT_ARGS(LogFlushResult));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3122,7 +3117,6 @@ XLogBackgroundFlush(void)
 
 	/* read LogwrtResult and update local state */
 	SpinLockAcquire(&XLogCtl->info_lck);
-	LogwrtResult = XLogCtl->LogwrtResult;
 	WriteRqst = XLogCtl->LogwrtRqst;
 	SpinLockRelease(&XLogCtl->info_lck);
 
@@ -3130,8 +3124,10 @@ XLogBackgroundFlush(void)
 	WriteRqst.Write -= WriteRqst.Write % XLOG_BLCKSZ;
 
 	/* if we have already flushed that far, consider async commit records */
-	if (WriteRqst.Write <= LogwrtResult.Flush)
+	LogFlushResult = pg_atomic_read_u64(&XLogCtl->LogwrtResult.Flush);
+	if (WriteRqst.Write <= LogFlushResult)
 	{
+		pg_memory_barrier();
 		SpinLockAcquire(&XLogCtl->info_lck);
 		WriteRqst.Write = XLogCtl->asyncXactLSN;
 		SpinLockRelease(&XLogCtl->info_lck);
@@ -3143,11 +3139,12 @@ XLogBackgroundFlush(void)
 	 * holding an open file handle to a logfile that's no longer in use,
 	 * preventing the file from being deleted.
 	 */
-	if (WriteRqst.Write <= LogwrtResult.Flush)
+	if (WriteRqst.Write <= LogFlushResult)
 	{
 		if (openLogFile >= 0)
 		{
-			if (!XLByteInPrevSeg(LogwrtResult.Write, openLogSegNo,
+			LogWriteResult = pg_atomic_read_u64(&XLogCtl->LogwrtResult.Write);
+			if (!XLByteInPrevSeg(LogWriteResult, openLogSegNo,
 								 wal_segment_size))
 			{
 				XLogFileClose();
@@ -3162,7 +3159,7 @@ XLogBackgroundFlush(void)
 	 */
 	now = GetCurrentTimestamp();
 	flushbytes =
-		WriteRqst.Write / XLOG_BLCKSZ - LogwrtResult.Flush / XLOG_BLCKSZ;
+		WriteRqst.Write / XLOG_BLCKSZ - LogFlushResult / XLOG_BLCKSZ;
 
 	if (WalWriterFlushAfter == 0 || lastflush == 0)
 	{
@@ -3197,8 +3194,8 @@ XLogBackgroundFlush(void)
 		elog(LOG, "xlog bg flush request write %X/%X; flush: %X/%X, current is write %X/%X; flush %X/%X",
 			 LSN_FORMAT_ARGS(WriteRqst.Write),
 			 LSN_FORMAT_ARGS(WriteRqst.Flush),
-			 LSN_FORMAT_ARGS(LogwrtResult.Write),
-			 LSN_FORMAT_ARGS(LogwrtResult.Flush));
+			 LSN_FORMAT_ARGS(LogWriteResult),
+			 LSN_FORMAT_ARGS(LogFlushResult));
 #endif
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
@@ -3206,9 +3203,10 @@ XLogBackgroundFlush(void)
 	/* now wait for any in-progress insertions to finish and get write lock */
 	WaitXLogInsertionsToFinish(WriteRqst.Write);
 	LWLockAcquire(WALWriteLock, LW_EXCLUSIVE);
-	LogwrtResult = XLogCtl->LogwrtResult;
-	if (WriteRqst.Write > LogwrtResult.Write ||
-		WriteRqst.Flush > LogwrtResult.Flush)
+	LogWriteResult = pg_atomic_read_u64(&XLogCtl->LogwrtResult.Write);
+	LogFlushResult = pg_atomic_read_u64(&XLogCtl->LogwrtResult.Flush);
+	if (WriteRqst.Write > LogWriteResult ||
+		WriteRqst.Flush > LogFlushResult)
 	{
 		XLogWrite(WriteRqst, insertTLI, flexible);
 	}
@@ -3290,16 +3288,14 @@ XLogNeedsFlush(XLogRecPtr record)
 	}
 
 	/* Quick exit if already known flushed */
-	if (record <= LogwrtResult.Flush)
+	if (record <= LogFlushResult)
 		return false;
 
 	/* read LogwrtResult and update local state */
-	SpinLockAcquire(&XLogCtl->info_lck);
-	LogwrtResult = XLogCtl->LogwrtResult;
-	SpinLockRelease(&XLogCtl->info_lck);
+	LogFlushResult = pg_atomic_read_u64(&XLogCtl->LogwrtResult.Flush);
 
 	/* check again */
-	if (record <= LogwrtResult.Flush)
+	if (record <= LogFlushResult)
 		return false;
 
 	return true;
@@ -8085,9 +8081,11 @@ StartupXLOG(void)
 		XLogCtl->InitializedUpTo = EndOfLog;
 	}
 
-	LogwrtResult.Write = LogwrtResult.Flush = EndOfLog;
+	LogWriteResult = LogFlushResult = EndOfLog;
 
-	XLogCtl->LogwrtResult = LogwrtResult;
+	/* XXX OK to write without WALWriteLock? */
+	pg_atomic_write_u64(&XLogCtl->LogwrtResult.Write, EndOfLog);
+	pg_atomic_write_u64(&XLogCtl->LogwrtResult.Flush, EndOfLog);
 
 	XLogCtl->LogwrtRqst.Write = EndOfLog;
 	XLogCtl->LogwrtRqst.Flush = EndOfLog;
@@ -8749,9 +8747,7 @@ GetFlushRecPtr(TimeLineID *insertTLI)
 {
 	Assert(XLogCtl->SharedRecoveryState == RECOVERY_STATE_DONE);
 
-	SpinLockAcquire(&XLogCtl->info_lck);
-	LogwrtResult = XLogCtl->LogwrtResult;
-	SpinLockRelease(&XLogCtl->info_lck);
+	LogFlushResult = pg_atomic_read_u64(&XLogCtl->LogwrtResult.Flush);
 
 	/*
 	 * If we're writing and flushing WAL, the time line can't be changing,
@@ -8760,7 +8756,7 @@ GetFlushRecPtr(TimeLineID *insertTLI)
 	if (insertTLI)
 		*insertTLI = XLogCtl->InsertTimeLineID;
 
-	return LogwrtResult.Flush;
+	return LogFlushResult;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -12039,11 +12035,9 @@ GetXLogInsertRecPtr(void)
 XLogRecPtr
 GetXLogWriteRecPtr(void)
 {
-	SpinLockAcquire(&XLogCtl->info_lck);
-	LogwrtResult = XLogCtl->LogwrtResult;
-	SpinLockRelease(&XLogCtl->info_lck);
+	LogWriteResult = pg_atomic_read_u64(&XLogCtl->LogwrtResult.Write);
 
-	return LogwrtResult.Write;
+	return LogWriteResult;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/port/atomics.h b/src/include/port/atomics.h
index 856338f161..4ff9ce9864 100644
--- a/src/include/port/atomics.h
+++ b/src/include/port/atomics.h
@@ -519,6 +519,35 @@ pg_atomic_sub_fetch_u64(volatile pg_atomic_uint64 *ptr, int64 sub_)
 	return pg_atomic_sub_fetch_u64_impl(ptr, sub_);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Monotonically advance the given variable using only atomic operations until
+ * it's at least the target value.
+ *
+ * Full barrier semantics (even when value is unchanged).
+ */
+static inline void
+pg_atomic_monotonic_advance_u64(volatile pg_atomic_uint64 *ptr, uint64 target_)
+{
+	uint64		currval;
+
+#ifndef PG_HAVE_ATOMIC_U64_SIMULATION
+	AssertPointerAlignment(ptr, 8);
+#endif
+
+	currval = pg_atomic_read_u64(ptr);
+	if (currval >= target_)
+	{
+		pg_memory_barrier();
+		return;
+	}
+
+	while (currval < target_)
+	{
+		if (pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u64(ptr, &currval, target_))
+			break;
+	}
+}
+
 #undef INSIDE_ATOMICS_H
 
 #endif							/* ATOMICS_H */
diff --git a/src/tools/pgindent/typedefs.list b/src/tools/pgindent/typedefs.list
index da6ac8ed83..edc9bfa5ce 100644
--- a/src/tools/pgindent/typedefs.list
+++ b/src/tools/pgindent/typedefs.list
@@ -2943,6 +2943,7 @@ XLogRecordBuffer
 XLogRedoAction
 XLogSegNo
 XLogSource
+XLogwrtAtomic
 XLogwrtResult
 XLogwrtRqst
 XPVIV

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