Re: Add missing CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS in autovacuum catalog scan loops

From: Dapeng Wang <wangdp20191008(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Lakshmi N <lakshmin(dot)jhs(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Add missing CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS in autovacuum catalog scan loops
Date: 2026-04-11 12:19:55
Message-ID: CAKx0Yhzmn=gdfsv7iZDZ1cjXqRLq0amUmESL83qjyxnFDqYVJQ@mail.gmail.com
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Lakshmi N <lakshmin(dot)jhs(at)gmail(dot)com> 于2026年4月11日周六 13:02写道:

> Hi,
>
> On Fri, Apr 10, 2026 at 4:57 AM Dapeng Wang <wangdp20191008(at)gmail(dot)com>
> wrote:
>
>> Lakshmi N <lakshmin(dot)jhs(at)gmail(dot)com> 于2026年4月10日周五 16:39写道:
>>
>>> Hi hackers,
>>>
>>> I noticed CFI is missing while scanning pg_class for RELKIND_RELATION
>>> and RELKIND_TOASTVALUE. On a database with several thousands of tables,
>>> these scans can take a noticeable amount of time. Attached a patch to
>>> address this.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Lakshmi
>>>
>> Hi Lakshmi,
>>
>> The patch applies cleanly to HEAD and compiles without warnings.
>> make check passes (one unrelated ICU collation diff).
>>
>> The two CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS() additions in do_autovacuum() look
>> correct and are well-placed at the top of each loop iteration,
>> before any resources are acquired.
>>
>> I noticed there are other similar catalog scan loops in
>> autovacuum.c that also lack CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS():
>>
>> - The pg_database scan loop around line 1854
>> - The pg_class scan loop around line 3664
>>
>> Should those be covered as well?
>>
>
> Updated the patch covering those two as well.
>
>
> Regards,
> Lakshmi
>

Hi Lakshmi,

The updated patch now covers all four catalog scan loops.
Applies cleanly, compiles without warnings, and all 247
regression tests pass.

Regards,
Dapeng Wang

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