Re: sequencesync worker race with REFRESH SEQUENCES

From: Amit Kapila <amit(dot)kapila16(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: "Hayato Kuroda (Fujitsu)" <kuroda(dot)hayato(at)fujitsu(dot)com>
Cc: vignesh C <vignesh21(at)gmail(dot)com>, Noah Misch <noah(at)leadboat(dot)com>, "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: sequencesync worker race with REFRESH SEQUENCES
Date: 2026-07-29 06:35:15
Message-ID: CAA4eK1K8Sf0sN9NYPeOLOejrqPWy9pS8Wx3+xNqo05FJi4CLxw@mail.gmail.com
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On Wed, Jul 29, 2026 at 8:35 AM Hayato Kuroda (Fujitsu)
<kuroda(dot)hayato(at)fujitsu(dot)com> wrote:
>
> > Yes, that is correct. How about a comment as follows:
> > /*
> > * Lock the sequence so its identity (namespace and name) cannot change
> > * under us via a concurrent DROP, RENAME or SET SCHEMA while we read it.
> > * The lock is released immediately rather than at transaction end. The
> > * later synchronization does not depend on this captured identity
> > * remaining valid, as it re-opens the sequence and tolerates concurrent
> > * changes. Releasing early also avoids holding one lock per sequence,
> > * which could exhaust the lock table.
> > */
>
> LGTM.
>

Thanks, pushed now.

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With Regards,
Amit Kapila.

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