PG9.1.2 -- 3 day old orphaned/non-responsive query -- pg_(cancel)(terminate)_backend has no effect - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Reid Thompson
Subject PG9.1.2 -- 3 day old orphaned/non-responsive query -- pg_(cancel)(terminate)_backend has no effect
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Msg-id 1326474130.17464.92.camel@raker2.ateb.com
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Responses Re: PG9.1.2 -- 3 day old orphaned/non-responsive query -- pg_(cancel)(terminate)_backend has no effect  (Josh Kupershmidt <schmiddy@gmail.com>)
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Looking for some quidance or suggestions.

PostgreSQL 9.1.2 on x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, compiled by gcc (GCC) 4.4.5 20110214 (Red Hat 4.4.5-6), 64-bit
$ uname -a
Linux db1.hw.ateb.com 2.6.32-131.21.1.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Nov 22 19:48:09 GMT 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux


   datid    |  datname  | procpid |  usesysid  | usename  | application_name | client_addr  | client_hostname |
client_port|         backend_start         |          xact_start           |          query_start          | waiting |

                              current_query                                 

------------+-----------+---------+------------+----------+------------------+--------------+-----------------+-------------+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+---------+--
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 2034098332 | reporting |   30479 | 2033174751 | jbaucom  |                  | 172.16.48.79 |                 |
1860| 2012-01-10 10:55:03.784225-05 | 2012-01-10 10:56:28.726281-05 | 2012-01-10 10:56:28.738283-05 | f       | s
 
elect * from xxxxdata_vw where clientid = 164 and filldate > '01-01-2012'
 2034098332 | reporting |   32697 |         10 | postgres |                  |              |                 |
   | 2012-01-12 19:02:06.911721-05 | 2012-01-12 19:02:06.941263-05 | 2012-01-12 19:02:06.941263-05 | f       | a
 
utovacuum: VACUUM public.xxxxdata_201201
(2 rows)


There are 3 db's in this cluster. These above two activities are
essentially hitting the same underlying child table.  xxxxdata_vw is on
xxxxdata_parent which has xxxxdata_YYYYMM children.

The select query has been apparently orphaned by it's originating
terminal or script or application.  pg_/cancel/terminate/_backend both
return t, but the query does not cancel/terminate.   sigterm via the OS
has no effect either.

I'm not sure whether the vacuum is active, and just slow, or if it's
spinning, or...?  I've taken no action toward the vacuum process.

reporting=# select count(*) from xxxxdata_201201;
  count  
---------
 9170468
(1 row)

There are approx 500K records inserted daily, so the table had approx
7.5M records when the query started.

$ cat /proc/30479/wchan 
sk_stream_wait_memory


Thanks,
reid


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