Ignore invalidated slots while computing oldest catalog Xmin
Once a logical slot has acquired a catalog_xmin, it doesn't let go of
it, even when invalidated by exceeding the max_slot_wal_keep_size, which
means that dead catalog tuples are not removed by vacuum anymore since
the point is invalidated, until the slot is dropped. This could be
catastrophic if catalog churn is high.
Change the computation of Xmin to ignore invalidated slots,
to prevent dead rows from accumulating.
Backpatch to 13, where slot invalidation appeared.
Author: Sirisha Chamarthi <sirichamarthi22@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Ashutosh Bapat <ashutosh.bapat.oss@gmail.com>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKrAKeUEDeqquN9vwzNeG-CN8wuVsfRYbeOUV9qKO_RHok=j+g@mail.gmail.com
Branch
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REL_14_STABLE
Details
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https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/1b3ed757145dd6fa29feb6a31084527a6d6a46e3
Modified Files
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src/backend/replication/slot.c | 7 +++++++
src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c | 3 +++
2 files changed, 10 insertions(+)