RE: Perform streaming logical transactions by background workers and parallel apply - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From houzj.fnst@fujitsu.com
Subject RE: Perform streaming logical transactions by background workers and parallel apply
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Msg-id OS0PR01MB5716C3561CF53027F22B47AF94E79@OS0PR01MB5716.jpnprd01.prod.outlook.com
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In response to Re: Perform streaming logical transactions by background workers and parallel apply  (Amit Kapila <amit.kapila16@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: Perform streaming logical transactions by background workers and parallel apply
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On Saturday, December 17, 2022 8:16 PM Amit Kapila <amit.kapila16@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> On Fri, Dec 16, 2022 at 4:34 PM Amit Kapila <amit.kapila16@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, Dec 16, 2022 at 2:47 PM houzj.fnst@fujitsu.com
> > <houzj.fnst@fujitsu.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > ---
> > > > +       active_workers = list_copy(ParallelApplyWorkerPool);
> > > > +
> > > > +       foreach(lc, active_workers)
> > > > +       {
> > > > +               int                     slot_no;
> > > > +               uint16          generation;
> > > > +               ParallelApplyWorkerInfo *winfo =
> > > > (ParallelApplyWorkerInfo *) lfirst(lc);
> > > > +
> > > > +               LWLockAcquire(LogicalRepWorkerLock, LW_SHARED);
> > > > +               napplyworkers =
> > > > logicalrep_pa_worker_count(MyLogicalRepWorker->subid);
> > > > +               LWLockRelease(LogicalRepWorkerLock);
> > > > +
> > > > +               if (napplyworkers <=
> > > > max_parallel_apply_workers_per_subscription / 2)
> > > > +                       return;
> > > > +
> > > >
> > > > Calling logicalrep_pa_worker_count() with lwlock for each worker
> > > > seems not efficient to me. I think we can get the number of
> > > > workers once at the top of this function and return if it's
> > > > already lower than the maximum pool size. Otherwise, we attempt to stop
> extra workers.
> > >
> > > How about we directly check the length of worker pool list here
> > > which seems simpler and don't need to lock ?
> > >
> >
> > I don't see any problem with that. Also, if such a check is safe then
> > can't we use the same in pa_free_worker() as well? BTW, shouldn't
> > pa_stop_idle_workers() try to free/stop workers unless the active
> > number reaches below max_parallel_apply_workers_per_subscription?
> >
> 
> BTW, can we move pa_stop_idle_workers() functionality to a later patch (say into
> v61-0006*)? That way we can focus on it separately once the main patch is
> committed.

Agreed. I have addressed all the comments and did some cosmetic changes.
Attach the new version patch set.

Best regards,
Hou zj



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