Re: [Proposal] Adding callback support for custom statistics kinds

From: Sami Imseih <samimseih(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz>
Cc: Chao Li <li(dot)evan(dot)chao(at)gmail(dot)com>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [Proposal] Adding callback support for custom statistics kinds
Date: 2025-12-06 01:27:50
Message-ID: CAA5RZ0sG2RUKg=OLY+6-e4q=X9rsLfK3pKn03d=RZQppEDR=Bg@mail.gmail.com
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> > However, as discussed off-list, I do think moving the custom kind tests from
> > injection points to the new test module is a prerequisite. I rather
> > not have us push a new test module that is doing duplicate work as the injection
> > stats tests.
> > I worked on this refactoring today and plan to have a patch ready for review
> > by tomorrow.
>
> Cool, thanks!

Attached is the new test module that replaces the custom statistics
tests currently in the injection points tests. Under test_custom_stats, there
are two separate modules: one for variable-amount stats and one for
fixed-amount stats. With this, we can completely remove the
stats-related tests and supporting code under
src/test/modules/injection_points/.

A few notes on the tests:

1. Variable stats: pgstat_drop_entry() and pgstat_fetch_entry() are
exercised here, addressing an earlier point raised in the thread.

2. Fixed-amount stats: I added specific tests for reset behavior; both
during crash recovery and during manual resets.

3. In test_custom_fixed_stats.c, you will see this comment:
```
/* see explanation above PgStatShared_Archiver for the reset protocol */
LWLockAcquire(&stats_shmem->lock, LW_EXCLUSIVE);
```
This is intentional, as the reset protocol is documented at the
referenced location [0]. I wanted to call that out for the patch review.

Once this gets pushed, it will simplify the remaining work needed
for the remaining serialization callbacks work.

[0] https://github.com/postgres/postgres/blob/master/src/include/utils/pgstat_internal.h#L362-L382

--
Sami Imseih
Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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