Re: [HACKERS] pgbench - minor fix for meta command only scripts - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Fabien COELHO
Subject Re: [HACKERS] pgbench - minor fix for meta command only scripts
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Msg-id alpine.DEB.2.20.1709042249120.19424@lancre
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] pgbench - minor fix for meta command only scripts  (Jeff Janes <jeff.janes@gmail.com>)
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Hello Jeff,

>>> I have fixed a bug introduced in the patch by changing && by || in the
>>> (min_sec > 0 && maxsock != -1) condition which was inducing errors with
>>> multi-threads & clients...

> Since this commit (12788ae49e1933f463bc5), if I use the --rate to throttle
> the transaction rate, it does get throttled to about the indicated speed,
> but the pg_bench consumes the entire CPU.
>
>
> At the block of code starting
>        if (min_usec > 0 && maxsock != -1)
>
> If maxsock == -1, then there is no sleep happening.

Argh, shame on me:-(

I cannot find the "induced errors" I was refering to in the message... 
Sleeping is definitely needed to avoid a hard loop.

Patch attached fixes it and does not seem introduce any special issue...

Should probably be backpatched.

Thanks for the debug!

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Fabien.
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