Thread: [HACKERS] logical rep worker for table sync can start and stop very frequently unexpectedly

Hi,

I observed $subject when I ran the following steps.

1. start the publisher server
2. start the subscriber server
3. create table with primary key and publication for it
4. insert several records into the table
5. create table with primary key and subscription
6. wait for table sync to finish
7. drop the subscription and recreate the subscription

Then the launcher starts the worker, and the worker starts
another worker for table sync. But that worker for table sync
exits immediately because of primary key violation.
Then the worker tries to start new worker for table sync immediately
and it also exits immediately because of primary key violation.
This sequence repeats very fast...

Attached is the script that I used to reproduce the issue.

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On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 2:05 AM, Fujii Masao <masao.fujii@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I observed $subject when I ran the following steps.
>
> 1. start the publisher server
> 2. start the subscriber server
> 3. create table with primary key and publication for it
> 4. insert several records into the table
> 5. create table with primary key and subscription
> 6. wait for table sync to finish
> 7. drop the subscription and recreate the subscription
>
> Then the launcher starts the worker, and the worker starts
> another worker for table sync. But that worker for table sync
> exits immediately because of primary key violation.
> Then the worker tries to start new worker for table sync immediately
> and it also exits immediately because of primary key violation.
> This sequence repeats very fast...
>
> Attached is the script that I used to reproduce the issue.
>

I encountered the same situation[1] and am proposing to put interval
of launching table sync worker after failed to attempt.

[1] https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/CAD21AoDCnyRJDUY%3DESVVe68AukvOP2dFomTeBFpAd1TiFbjsGg%40mail.gmail.com

Regards,

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Masahiko Sawada
NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
NTT Open Source Software Center



On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 2:40 AM, Masahiko Sawada <sawada.mshk@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 2:05 AM, Fujii Masao <masao.fujii@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I observed $subject when I ran the following steps.
>>
>> 1. start the publisher server
>> 2. start the subscriber server
>> 3. create table with primary key and publication for it
>> 4. insert several records into the table
>> 5. create table with primary key and subscription
>> 6. wait for table sync to finish
>> 7. drop the subscription and recreate the subscription
>>
>> Then the launcher starts the worker, and the worker starts
>> another worker for table sync. But that worker for table sync
>> exits immediately because of primary key violation.
>> Then the worker tries to start new worker for table sync immediately
>> and it also exits immediately because of primary key violation.
>> This sequence repeats very fast...
>>
>> Attached is the script that I used to reproduce the issue.
>>
>
> I encountered the same situation[1] and am proposing to put interval
> of launching table sync worker after failed to attempt.
>
> [1] https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/CAD21AoDCnyRJDUY%3DESVVe68AukvOP2dFomTeBFpAd1TiFbjsGg%40mail.gmail.com

Okay, let's discuss this in that thread. Thanks!

Regards,

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Fujii Masao