pgsql: postgres_fdw: stabilize terminated-connection regression tests

From: Fujii Masao <fujii(at)postgresql(dot)org>
To: pgsql-committers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: pgsql: postgres_fdw: stabilize terminated-connection regression tests
Date: 2026-07-16 15:52:29
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postgres_fdw: stabilize terminated-connection regression tests

The regression test for postgres_fdw_get_connections(true) assumed that
a terminated remote connection would still remain visible in the FDW
connection cache long enough to be reported as closed with a nonzero
remote_backend_pid.

That assumption is not always valid. postgres_fdw_get_connections()
reports only entries that are still present in ConnectionHash, while
pgfdw_inval_callback() may immediately discard an idle cached connection
(xact_depth == 0) when a relevant invalidation arrives. In CI, that can
happen between terminating the remote backend and querying
postgres_fdw_get_connections(true), causing the function to return no
rows.

Adjust the idle-connection test to accept either outcome: if the cache
entry is still present, verify that it reports the expected server name,
closed status, and nonzero remote backend PID; otherwise treat zero rows
as a legitimate result.

To preserve coverage of the terminated-backend reporting path, add a
separate check inside an explicit transaction. In that case, concurrent
invalidation may mark the connection invalid but cannot discard it
before transaction end, so postgres_fdw_get_connections(true) should
still report the terminated connection as in-use, closed, and associated
with a nonzero remote backend PID.

Backpatch to v18, where the affected postgres_fdw_get_connections(true)
test was introduced.

Reported-by: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
Author: Fujii Masao <masao(dot)fujii(at)gmail(dot)com>
Reviewed-by: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
Reviewed-by: Daniel Gustafsson <daniel(at)yesql(dot)se>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CA+Tgmoax3cHXHsm9OidN4F-xiu16y8q2W8T5dTNFic1Zoo2cOw@mail.gmail.com
Backpatch-through: 18

Branch
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master

Details
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https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/a704d0367a400fbc327469d96dc6cdba118dba8a

Modified Files
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contrib/postgres_fdw/expected/postgres_fdw.out | 60 ++++++++++++++++++++++----
contrib/postgres_fdw/sql/postgres_fdw.sql | 40 ++++++++++++++---
2 files changed, 87 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

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