Hi Shveta, On Tue, May 26, 2026 at 8:54 PM shveta malik <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, May 26, 2026 at 1:41 PM SATYANARAYANA NARLAPURAM > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > On Mon, May 25, 2026 at 10:50 PM shveta malik <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> On Tue, May 26, 2026 at 10:06 AM shveta malik <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > > >> > On Tue, May 26, 2026 at 12:31 AM SATYANARAYANA NARLAPURAM > >> > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > > >> > > Hi, > >> > > > >> > > On Mon, May 25, 2026 at 2:58 AM shveta malik < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> On Mon, May 25, 2026 at 12:42 PM SATYANARAYANA NARLAPURAM > >> > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > > >> > >> > Hi > >> > >> > > >> > >> > On Fri, May 22, 2026 at 2:16 AM shveta malik < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> Thanks for reporting the issue. I could reproduce the same > issue with > >> > >> >> all these as well: > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> pg_logical_slot_peek_changes > >> > >> >> pg_logical_slot_get_binary_changes > >> > >> >> pg_logical_slot_peek_binary_changes > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > Please find the attached v2 patch that addressed these three > cases as well. > >> > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> Thank You for addressuing these cases. A few comments: > >> > >> > >> > >> 1) > >> > >> > >> > >> +-- Test 2: session remains usable after the error > (MyReplicationSlot cleared) > >> > >> > >> > >> It shoudl be part of 'Test 1' itself and thus should not be named > as 'Test 2' > >> > >> > >> > >> 2) > >> > >> -------- > >> > >> +-- Test 4: copy_replication_slot with max_replication_slots > exceeded. > >> > >> +-- We reduce max_replication_slots artificially by filling all > remaining slots. > >> > >> +-- Instead, trigger an error by copying to an already-existing > name. > >> > >> +DO $$ > >> > >> +BEGIN > >> > >> + PERFORM pg_copy_logical_replication_slot('regression_slot_t3', > >> > >> 'regression_slot_t3'); > >> > >> +EXCEPTION WHEN OTHERS THEN > >> > >> + RAISE NOTICE 'caught: %', SQLERRM; > >> > >> +END; > >> > >> +$$; > >> > >> +-- The original slot must still exist and be usable > >> > >> +SELECT count(*) = 1 AS orig_slot_ok FROM pg_replication_slots > >> > >> + WHERE slot_name = 'regression_slot_t3'; > >> > >> ----------- > >> > >> > >> > >> I don't think we can hit the Assert with above test (at-least I > could > >> > >> not). Since creation of slot itself will fail as the slot with > >> > >> same-name already exists, MyReplicationSlot will never be set and > thus > >> > >> Assert will not be hit. A better testcase will be below which > fails > >> > >> during LoadOutputPlugin() after slot-creation and > MyReplicationSlot is > >> > >> set already. > >> > >> > >> > >> SELECT pg_create_logical_replication_slot('src_slot', > 'test_decoding'); > >> > >> > >> > >> DO $$ > >> > >> BEGIN > >> > >> PERFORM pg_copy_logical_replication_slot('src_slot', 'dst_slot', > >> > >> false, 'nonexistent_plugin'); > >> > >> EXCEPTION WHEN others THEN > >> > >> RAISE NOTICE 'caught: %', SQLERRM; > >> > >> END $$; > >> > >> > >> > >> SELECT count(*) FROM pg_logical_slot_get_changes('src_slot', NULL, > NULL); > >> > >> > >> > >> 3) > >> > >> So overall these are the problematic APIs: > >> > >> > >> > >> pg_create_logical_replication_slot > >> > >> pg_replication_slot_advance > >> > >> pg_copy_logical_replication_slot > >> > >> pg_logical_slot_peek_binary_changes > >> > >> pg_logical_slot_peek_changes > >> > >> pg_logical_slot_get_changes > >> > >> pg_logical_slot_get_binary_changes > >> > >> > >> > >> First 3 are are mutually exclusive fixes fow which we have added > >> > >> testcases. Last 4 are addressed by fixing common function > >> > >> pg_logical_slot_get_changes_guts(). I think we should add a test > case > >> > >> for at-least any one of these APIs to cover > >> > >> pg_logical_slot_get_changes_guts(). > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > Thanks for reviewing. Please review the attached v3 patch. > >> > > > >> > > >> > A few trivial things: > >> > > >> > 1) > >> > pg_replication_slot_advance: > >> > + PG_TRY(); > >> > + { > >> > + /* Acquire the slot so we "own" it */ > >> > + ReplicationSlotAcquire(NameStr(*slotname), true, true); > >> > + /* A slot whose restart_lsn has never been reserved cannot be > advanced */ > >> > + if (!XLogRecPtrIsValid(MyReplicationSlot->data.restart_lsn)) > >> > > >> > > >> > We can have a blank line after ReplicationSlotAcquire for better > readability. > >> > > >> > 2) > >> > > >> > +SELECT 'init' FROM > >> > pg_create_logical_replication_slot('regression_slot_t3', > >> > 'test_decoding', true); > >> > +SELECT count(*) = 1 AS slot_exists FROM pg_replication_slots > >> > + WHERE slot_name = 'regression_slot_t3'; > >> > > >> > The intent is not clear why are we checking existence of > >> > regression_slot_t3? I think we can skip it (or else add a comment if > >> > really needed). The success of previous > >> > pg_create_logical_replication_slot is enough to confirm that session > >> > is healthy to run other slot related queries. > >> > > >> > 3) > >> > +SELECT pg_drop_replication_slot('regression_slot_phy'); > >> > + > >> > +-- cleanup > >> > +SELECT pg_drop_replication_slot('regression_slot_t3'); > >> > > >> > We can move drop of 'regression_slot_phy' too under '-- cleanup' > >> > > >> > ~~ > >> > > >> > I have no further comments other than the trivial things mentioned > above. > >> > > >> > >> Missed to inform this earlier, I am not able to apply any version of > >> the patches shared so far with 'git am'. It gives error, 'patch -p1' > >> works. > >> > >> git am > v3-0001-Release-replication-slot-on-error-in-slot-SQL-functions.patch > >> Patch format detection failed. > > > > Thanks , Shveta! Please find the attached v4 patch that addressed your > comments. > > > > Thank You for the patch. > I noticed that we are creating regression_slot_t3 as a a temporary > slot, is that intentional? I think creating a permanent slot here will > be a better testcase. No specific reason to use temp slot, ok to create a permanent slot too. > > I have made a few cosmetic changes for better readability along with > creating the 'permanent' regression_slot_t3 slot. Please incorporate > what you think is okay. I have no more comments. Thank you for the changes and review. Thanks, Satya
