>>> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/runtime-config-replication.html#GUC-HOT-STANDBY-FEEDBACK
>>
>> I wonder if their problem could be fixed by using
>> hot_standby_feedback. I have encountered similar problem but it seems
>> hot_standby_feedback was not any help in this case:
>>
>> https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/20130829.164457.863984798767991096.t-ishii%40sraoss.co.jp
>
> There have been various bugs and enhancements over the years, not all
> of which were backpatched.
The paticular case still does not work with PostgreSQL 9.5.3.
On primary:
create table t1(i int);
insert into t1 values(1),(2),(3);
On standby:
begin;
test=# select version();
version
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PostgreSQL 9.5.3 on x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by gcc (Ubuntu 4.8.4-2ubuntu1~14.04.1) 4.8.4, 64-bit
(1 row)
select * from t1;
i
---
1
2
3
(3 rows)
On primary:
delete from t1;
On standby:
select * from t1;
i
---
(0 rows)
On primary:
test=# vacuum verbose t1;
INFO: vacuuming "public.t1"
INFO: "t1": removed 3 row versions in 1 pages
INFO: "t1": found 3 removable, 0 nonremovable row versions in 1 out of 1 pages
DETAIL: 0 dead row versions cannot be removed yet.
There were 0 unused item pointers.
Skipped 0 pages due to buffer pins.
0 pages are entirely empty.
CPU 0.00s/0.00u sec elapsed 0.00 sec.
INFO: "t1": truncated 1 to 0 pages
DETAIL: CPU 0.00s/0.00u sec elapsed 0.00 sec.
VACUUM
After while on standby:
test=# select * from t1;
FATAL: terminating connection due to conflict with recovery
DETAIL: User was holding a relation lock for too long.
HINT: In a moment you should be able to reconnect to the database and repeat your command.
server closed the connection unexpectedly
This probably means the server terminated abnormally
before or while processing the request.
Best regards,
--
Tatsuo Ishii
SRA OSS, Inc. Japan
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