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From Fujii Masao
Subject pgsql: Prevent stale pg_locks.waitstart values
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Msg-id E1xB3qp-00000001Yjf-2bzb@gemulon.postgresql.org
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Prevent stale pg_locks.waitstart values

Previously, pg_locks.waitstart could report the start time of a previous
lock wait for a new wait. For a regular backend, this could happen briefly
before the new start time was stored. On a standby, the startup process could
show the old time throughout the next wait, making it appear to have started
earlier than it did.

This happened because PGPROC->waitStart could remain set after a previous
wait in two cases. First, RemoveFromWaitQueue() did not clear it when a wait
was canceled due to a lock timeout, cancellation, or deadlock. Second, even
after a successful lock grant, ProcWakeup() could clear it before the waiter
stored its new start time.

Fix this by clearing waitStart in RemoveFromWaitQueue() when a failed wait
is removed, at the end of ProcSleep() to handle writes made after
ProcWakeup() cleared it, and in LockErrorCleanup() when an error bypasses
the ProcSleep() reset. This prevents pg_locks.waitstart from showing the
previous wait's time for a new wait.

Backpatch to all supported versions.

Author: Shihao Zhong <zhong950419@gmail.com>
Reported-by: Alex Shapalov <shapalov@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Chao Li <li.evan.chao@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>
Reviewed-by: Fujii Masao <masao.fujii@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Andrew Krylosov <krylosov.andrew@gmail.com>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAPrb+Q+XN=sNusXiUeWmMo2H7Qgq3Y4uPekSSLkHcnCyf7GhXg@mail.gmail.com
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAGRkXqQLxZBr-ouVrtaX2utMggi4+TiVMbgH04b_0JLgKryxbA@mail.gmail.com
Backpatch-through: 14

Branch
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REL_15_STABLE

Details
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https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/0ef59b2856794d01b6619dd787de616cc903fa7d

Modified Files
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src/backend/storage/lmgr/lock.c | 1 +
src/backend/storage/lmgr/proc.c | 9 +++++++++
2 files changed, 10 insertions(+)


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