Implement rate-limiting logic on how often backends will attempt to send

messages to the stats collector.  This avoids the problem that enabling
stats_row_level for autovacuum has a significant overhead for short
read-only transactions, as noted by Arjen van der Meijden.  We can avoid
an extra gettimeofday call by piggybacking on the one done for WAL-logging
xact commit or abort (although that doesn't help read-only transactions,
since they don't WAL-log anything).

In my proposal for this, I noted that we could change the WAL log entries
for commit/abort to record full TimestampTz precision, instead of only
time_t as at present.  That's not done in this patch, but will be committed
separately.
This commit is contained in:
Tom Lane 2007-04-30 03:23:49 +00:00
parent 57b82bf324
commit 957d08c81f
9 changed files with 104 additions and 47 deletions

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@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
*
*
* IDENTIFICATION
* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/access/transam/xact.c,v 1.240 2007/04/26 23:24:44 tgl Exp $
* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/access/transam/xact.c,v 1.241 2007/04/30 03:23:48 tgl Exp $
*
*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
@ -160,11 +160,13 @@ static CommandId currentCommandId;
/*
* xactStartTimestamp is the value of transaction_timestamp().
* stmtStartTimestamp is the value of statement_timestamp().
* xactStopTimestamp is the time at which we log a commit or abort WAL record.
* These do not change as we enter and exit subtransactions, so we don't
* keep them inside the TransactionState stack.
*/
static TimestampTz xactStartTimestamp;
static TimestampTz stmtStartTimestamp;
static TimestampTz xactStopTimestamp;
/*
* GID to be used for preparing the current transaction. This is also
@ -435,6 +437,20 @@ GetCurrentStatementStartTimestamp(void)
return stmtStartTimestamp;
}
/*
* GetCurrentTransactionStopTimestamp
*
* We return current time if the transaction stop time hasn't been set
* (which can happen if we decide we don't need to log an XLOG record).
*/
TimestampTz
GetCurrentTransactionStopTimestamp(void)
{
if (xactStopTimestamp != 0)
return xactStopTimestamp;
return GetCurrentTimestamp();
}
/*
* SetCurrentStatementStartTimestamp
*/
@ -444,6 +460,15 @@ SetCurrentStatementStartTimestamp(void)
stmtStartTimestamp = GetCurrentTimestamp();
}
/*
* SetCurrentTransactionStopTimestamp
*/
static inline void
SetCurrentTransactionStopTimestamp(void)
{
xactStopTimestamp = GetCurrentTimestamp();
}
/*
* GetCurrentTransactionNestLevel
*
@ -747,7 +772,8 @@ RecordTransactionCommit(void)
*/
MyProc->inCommit = true;
xlrec.xtime = time(NULL);
SetCurrentTransactionStopTimestamp();
xlrec.xtime = timestamptz_to_time_t(xactStopTimestamp);
xlrec.nrels = nrels;
xlrec.nsubxacts = nchildren;
rdata[0].data = (char *) (&xlrec);
@ -1042,7 +1068,8 @@ RecordTransactionAbort(void)
xl_xact_abort xlrec;
XLogRecPtr recptr;
xlrec.xtime = time(NULL);
SetCurrentTransactionStopTimestamp();
xlrec.xtime = timestamptz_to_time_t(xactStopTimestamp);
xlrec.nrels = nrels;
xlrec.nsubxacts = nchildren;
rdata[0].data = (char *) (&xlrec);
@ -1415,9 +1442,11 @@ StartTransaction(void)
/*
* set transaction_timestamp() (a/k/a now()). We want this to be the same
* as the first command's statement_timestamp(), so don't do a fresh
* GetCurrentTimestamp() call (which'd be expensive anyway).
* GetCurrentTimestamp() call (which'd be expensive anyway). Also,
* mark xactStopTimestamp as unset.
*/
xactStartTimestamp = stmtStartTimestamp;
xactStopTimestamp = 0;
pgstat_report_txn_timestamp(xactStartTimestamp);
/*

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@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
*
*
* IDENTIFICATION
* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/commands/analyze.c,v 1.106 2007/04/19 16:26:44 alvherre Exp $
* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/commands/analyze.c,v 1.107 2007/04/30 03:23:48 tgl Exp $
*
*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
@ -468,29 +468,15 @@ analyze_rel(Oid relid, VacuumStmt *vacstmt)
/* Log the action if appropriate */
if (IsAutoVacuumWorkerProcess() && Log_autovacuum >= 0)
{
long diff = 0L;
if (Log_autovacuum > 0)
{
TimestampTz endtime;
int usecs;
long secs;
endtime = GetCurrentTimestamp();
TimestampDifference(starttime, endtime, &secs, &usecs);
diff = secs * 1000 + usecs / 1000;
}
if (Log_autovacuum == 0 || diff >= Log_autovacuum)
{
if (Log_autovacuum == 0 ||
TimestampDifferenceExceeds(starttime, GetCurrentTimestamp(),
Log_autovacuum))
ereport(LOG,
(errmsg("automatic analyze of table \"%s.%s.%s\" system usage: %s",
get_database_name(MyDatabaseId),
get_namespace_name(RelationGetNamespace(onerel)),
RelationGetRelationName(onerel),
pg_rusage_show(&ru0))));
}
}
}

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@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
*
*
* IDENTIFICATION
* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/commands/vacuumlazy.c,v 1.87 2007/04/19 16:26:44 alvherre Exp $
* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/commands/vacuumlazy.c,v 1.88 2007/04/30 03:23:48 tgl Exp $
*
*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
@ -217,22 +217,9 @@ lazy_vacuum_rel(Relation onerel, VacuumStmt *vacstmt)
/* and log the action if appropriate */
if (IsAutoVacuumWorkerProcess() && Log_autovacuum >= 0)
{
long diff = 0L;
if (Log_autovacuum > 0)
{
TimestampTz endtime;
int usecs;
long secs;
endtime = GetCurrentTimestamp();
TimestampDifference(starttime, endtime, &secs, &usecs);
diff = secs * 1000 + usecs / 1000;
}
if (Log_autovacuum == 0 || diff >= Log_autovacuum)
{
if (Log_autovacuum == 0 ||
TimestampDifferenceExceeds(starttime, GetCurrentTimestamp(),
Log_autovacuum))
ereport(LOG,
(errmsg("automatic vacuum of table \"%s.%s.%s\": index scans: %d\n"
"pages: %d removed, %d remain\n"
@ -245,7 +232,6 @@ lazy_vacuum_rel(Relation onerel, VacuumStmt *vacstmt)
vacrelstats->pages_removed, vacrelstats->rel_pages,
vacrelstats->tuples_deleted, vacrelstats->rel_tuples,
pg_rusage_show(&ru0))));
}
}
}

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@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
*
* Copyright (c) 2001-2007, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
*
* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/postmaster/pgstat.c,v 1.153 2007/04/21 04:10:53 tgl Exp $
* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/postmaster/pgstat.c,v 1.154 2007/04/30 03:23:49 tgl Exp $
* ----------
*/
#include "postgres.h"
@ -608,15 +608,34 @@ void allow_immediate_pgstat_restart(void)
/* ----------
* pgstat_report_tabstat() -
*
* Called from tcop/postgres.c to send the so far collected
* per table access statistics to the collector.
* Called from tcop/postgres.c to send the so far collected per-table
* access statistics to the collector. Note that this is called only
* when not within a transaction, so it is fair to use transaction stop
* time as an approximation of current time.
* ----------
*/
void
pgstat_report_tabstat(void)
{
static TimestampTz last_report = 0;
TimestampTz now;
/* Don't expend a clock check if nothing to do */
if (RegularTabStat.tsa_used == 0 &&
SharedTabStat.tsa_used == 0)
return;
/*
* For each message buffer used during the last query set the header
* Don't send a message unless it's been at least PGSTAT_STAT_INTERVAL
* msec since we last sent one.
*/
now = GetCurrentTransactionStopTimestamp();
if (!TimestampDifferenceExceeds(last_report, now, PGSTAT_STAT_INTERVAL))
return;
last_report = now;
/*
* For each message buffer used during the last queries, set the header
* fields and send it out; then mark the entries unused.
*/
pgstat_report_one_tabstat(&RegularTabStat, MyDatabaseId);

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@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
*
*
* IDENTIFICATION
* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt/timestamp.c,v 1.174 2007/02/27 23:48:09 tgl Exp $
* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt/timestamp.c,v 1.175 2007/04/30 03:23:49 tgl Exp $
*
*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
@ -1238,6 +1238,27 @@ TimestampDifference(TimestampTz start_time, TimestampTz stop_time,
}
}
/*
* TimestampDifferenceExceeds -- report whether the difference between two
* timestamps is >= a threshold (expressed in milliseconds)
*
* Both inputs must be ordinary finite timestamps (in current usage,
* they'll be results from GetCurrentTimestamp()).
*/
bool
TimestampDifferenceExceeds(TimestampTz start_time,
TimestampTz stop_time,
int msec)
{
TimestampTz diff = stop_time - start_time;
#ifdef HAVE_INT64_TIMESTAMP
return (diff >= msec * INT64CONST(1000));
#else
return (diff * 1000.0 >= msec);
#endif
}
/*
* Convert a time_t to TimestampTz.
*

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@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
* Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2007, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
* Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
*
* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/access/xact.h,v 1.85 2007/03/13 00:33:42 tgl Exp $
* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/access/xact.h,v 1.86 2007/04/30 03:23:49 tgl Exp $
*
*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ extern SubTransactionId GetCurrentSubTransactionId(void);
extern CommandId GetCurrentCommandId(void);
extern TimestampTz GetCurrentTransactionStartTimestamp(void);
extern TimestampTz GetCurrentStatementStartTimestamp(void);
extern TimestampTz GetCurrentTransactionStopTimestamp(void);
extern void SetCurrentStatementStartTimestamp(void);
extern int GetCurrentTransactionNestLevel(void);
extern bool TransactionIdIsCurrentTransactionId(TransactionId xid);

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@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
* Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2007, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
* Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
*
* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/utils/timestamp.h,v 1.67 2007/02/16 03:39:45 momjian Exp $
* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/utils/timestamp.h,v 1.68 2007/04/30 03:23:49 tgl Exp $
*
*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
@ -311,6 +311,9 @@ extern TimestampTz GetCurrentTimestamp(void);
extern void TimestampDifference(TimestampTz start_time, TimestampTz stop_time,
long *secs, int *microsecs);
extern bool TimestampDifferenceExceeds(TimestampTz start_time,
TimestampTz stop_time,
int msec);
extern TimestampTz time_t_to_timestamptz(time_t tm);
extern time_t timestamptz_to_time_t(TimestampTz t);

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@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ SELECT count(*) FROM tenk2 WHERE unique1 = 1;
1
(1 row)
-- force the rate-limiting logic in pgstat_report_tabstat() to time out
-- and send a message
SELECT pg_sleep(1.0);
pg_sleep
----------
(1 row)
-- wait for stats collector to update
SELECT wait_for_stats();
wait_for_stats

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@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ SELECT count(*) FROM tenk2;
-- do an indexscan
SELECT count(*) FROM tenk2 WHERE unique1 = 1;
-- force the rate-limiting logic in pgstat_report_tabstat() to time out
-- and send a message
SELECT pg_sleep(1.0);
-- wait for stats collector to update
SELECT wait_for_stats();