Re: [HACKERS] Restrict concurrent update/delete with UPDATE of partition key

From: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)alvh(dot)no-ip(dot)org>
To: Pavan Deolasee <pavan(dot)deolasee(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, amul sul <sulamul(at)gmail(dot)com>, Amit Kapila <amit(dot)kapila16(at)gmail(dot)com>, Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Restrict concurrent update/delete with UPDATE of partition key
Date: 2018-04-05 19:34:54
Message-ID: 20180405193454.el2bffwijtsa7rbg@alvherre.pgsql
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-hackers

Pavan Deolasee wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 5, 2018 at 7:14 AM, Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de> wrote:

> + /*
> + * As long as we don't support an UPDATE of INSERT ON CONFLICT for
> + * a partitioned table we shouldn't reach to a case where tuple to
> + * be lock is moved to another partition due to concurrent update
> + * of the partition key.
> + */
> + Assert(!ItemPointerIndicatesMovedPartitions(&hufd.ctid));
> +
>
> This is no longer true; at least not entirely. We still don't support ON
> CONFLICT DO UPDATE to move a row to a different partition, but otherwise it
> works now. See 555ee77a9668e3f1b03307055b5027e13bf1a715.

Right. So I think the assert() should remain, but the comment should
say "As long as we don't update moving a tuple to a different partition
during INSERT ON CONFLICT DO UPDATE on a partitioned table, ..."

FWIW I think the code flow is easier to read with the renamed macros.

--
Álvaro Herrera https://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services

In response to

Browse pgsql-hackers by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Andres Freund 2018-04-05 19:43:15 Re: [HACKERS] Restrict concurrent update/delete with UPDATE of partition key
Previous Message Bruce Momjian 2018-04-05 19:33:14 Re: PostgreSQL's handling of fsync() errors is unsafe and risks data loss at least on XFS