Re: BUG #17903: There is a bug in the KeepLogSeg()

From: Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Kyotaro Horiguchi <horikyota(dot)ntt(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: zhjwpku(at)gmail(dot)com, xu(dot)xw2008(at)163(dot)com, pgsql-bugs(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: BUG #17903: There is a bug in the KeepLogSeg()
Date: 2023-04-21 21:43:47
Message-ID: 20230421214347.GA1441786@nathanxps13
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On Fri, Apr 21, 2023 at 10:42:31AM +0900, Kyotaro Horiguchi wrote:
> From what I understand, the XLogSegNo calculations are designed
> without considering the actual value range. Basically, it assumes that
> (XLogSegNo + <any positive int>) can overflow. If we take the actual
> value range into account, we can make that change.
>
> The choice lies on whether we assume the actual value range or not.

Yeah, after staring at this some more, I think your proposed fix is the way
to go. Alternatively, we could adjust the conditional for the
max_slot_wal_keep_size block to

if (keep != InvalidXLogRecPtr && keep < recptr)

but AFAICT that yields the exact same behavior.

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Nathan Bossart
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