Re: Wrong return code in vacuumdb when multiple jobs are used - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Michael Paquier
Subject Re: Wrong return code in vacuumdb when multiple jobs are used
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Msg-id 20190504091504.GF2174@paquier.xyz
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In response to Wrong return code in vacuumdb when multiple jobs are used  (Julien Rouhaud <rjuju123@gmail.com>)
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Re: Wrong return code in vacuumdb when multiple jobs are used
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On Sat, May 04, 2019 at 10:35:23AM +0200, Julien Rouhaud wrote:
> While reading vacuumdb code, I just noticed that it can return 0 if an
> error happen when -j is used, if errors happen on the last batch of
> commands.

Yes, I agree that this is wrong.  GetIdleSlot() is much more careful
about that than vacuum_one_database(), so your patch looks good at
quick glance.

> This behavior exists since 9.5.  Trivial patch attached.  I'm not sure
> that a TAP test is required here, so I didn't add one.  I'll be happy
> to do so though if needed.

You could make that reliable by getting a lock on a table using a
two-phase transaction, and your test case from upthread won't fly high
as we have no facility in PostgresNode.pm to keep around a session's
state using psql.  FWIW, I am not convinced that it is a case worth
bothering, so no tests is fine.
--
Michael

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