Re: Intermittent buildfarm failures on wrasse

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Peter Geoghegan <pg(at)bowt(dot)ie>
Cc: Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de>, David Rowley <dgrowleyml(at)gmail(dot)com>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Intermittent buildfarm failures on wrasse
Date: 2022-04-13 23:51:23
Message-ID: 1365924.1649893883@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Peter Geoghegan <pg(at)bowt(dot)ie> writes:
> On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 4:38 PM Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
>> It seems like a reliable fix might require test_setup to wait
>> for any background autovac to exit before it does its own
>> vacuums. Ick.

> This is hardly a new problem, really. I wonder if it's worth inventing
> a comprehensive solution.

Yeah, we have band-aided around this type of problem repeatedly.
Making a fix that's readily accessible from any test script
seems like a good idea.

regards, tom lane

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