Re: Beta 6 Regression results on Redat 7.0. - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Beta 6 Regression results on Redat 7.0.
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Msg-id 13967.985131842@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to RE: Beta 6 Regression results on Redat 7.0.  ("Mikheev, Vadim" <vmikheev@SECTORBASE.COM>)
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"Mikheev, Vadim" <vmikheev@SECTORBASE.COM> writes:
> Hmm, concurrent checkpoint? Probably we could simplify dirty test
> in ByfferSync() - ie test bufHdr->cntxDirty without holding
> shlock (and pin!) on buffer: should be good as long as we set
> cntxDirty flag *before* XLogInsert in access methods. Have to
> look more...

Yes, I'm wondering if some other backend is trying to write/flush
the buffer (maybe as part of a checkpoint, maybe not).  But seems
like we should have seen this before, if so; that's not a low-
probability scenario, particularly with just 64 buffers...
        regards, tom lane


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