1 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 * heap page pruning and HOT-chain management code
6 * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2013, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
7 * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
11 * src/backend/access/heap/pruneheap.c
13 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
17 #include "access/heapam.h"
18 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
19 #include "access/transam.h"
20 #include "access/htup_details.h"
21 #include "miscadmin.h"
23 #include "storage/bufmgr.h"
24 #include "utils/rel.h"
25 #include "utils/tqual.h"
28 /* Working data for heap_page_prune and subroutines */
31 TransactionId new_prune_xid; /* new prune hint value for page */
32 TransactionId latestRemovedXid; /* latest xid to be removed by this
34 int nredirected; /* numbers of entries in arrays below */
37 /* arrays that accumulate indexes of items to be changed */
38 OffsetNumber redirected[MaxHeapTuplesPerPage * 2];
39 OffsetNumber nowdead[MaxHeapTuplesPerPage];
40 OffsetNumber nowunused[MaxHeapTuplesPerPage];
41 /* marked[i] is TRUE if item i is entered in one of the above arrays */
42 bool marked[MaxHeapTuplesPerPage + 1];
46 static int heap_prune_chain(Relation relation, Buffer buffer,
47 OffsetNumber rootoffnum,
48 TransactionId OldestXmin,
50 static void heap_prune_record_prunable(PruneState *prstate, TransactionId xid);
51 static void heap_prune_record_redirect(PruneState *prstate,
52 OffsetNumber offnum, OffsetNumber rdoffnum);
53 static void heap_prune_record_dead(PruneState *prstate, OffsetNumber offnum);
54 static void heap_prune_record_unused(PruneState *prstate, OffsetNumber offnum);
58 * Optionally prune and repair fragmentation in the specified page.
60 * This is an opportunistic function. It will perform housekeeping
61 * only if the page heuristically looks like a candidate for pruning and we
62 * can acquire buffer cleanup lock without blocking.
64 * Note: this is called quite often. It's important that it fall out quickly
65 * if there's not any use in pruning.
67 * Caller must have pin on the buffer, and must *not* have a lock on it.
69 * OldestXmin is the cutoff XID used to distinguish whether tuples are DEAD
70 * or RECENTLY_DEAD (see HeapTupleSatisfiesVacuum).
73 heap_page_prune_opt(Relation relation, Buffer buffer, TransactionId OldestXmin)
75 Page page = BufferGetPage(buffer);
79 * Let's see if we really need pruning.
81 * Forget it if page is not hinted to contain something prunable that's
82 * older than OldestXmin.
84 if (!PageIsPrunable(page, OldestXmin))
88 * We can't write WAL in recovery mode, so there's no point trying to
89 * clean the page. The master will likely issue a cleaning WAL record soon
90 * anyway, so this is no particular loss.
92 if (RecoveryInProgress())
96 * We prune when a previous UPDATE failed to find enough space on the page
97 * for a new tuple version, or when free space falls below the relation's
98 * fill-factor target (but not less than 10%).
100 * Checking free space here is questionable since we aren't holding any
101 * lock on the buffer; in the worst case we could get a bogus answer. It's
102 * unlikely to be *seriously* wrong, though, since reading either pd_lower
103 * or pd_upper is probably atomic. Avoiding taking a lock seems more
104 * important than sometimes getting a wrong answer in what is after all
105 * just a heuristic estimate.
107 minfree = RelationGetTargetPageFreeSpace(relation,
108 HEAP_DEFAULT_FILLFACTOR);
109 minfree = Max(minfree, BLCKSZ / 10);
111 if (PageIsFull(page) || PageGetHeapFreeSpace(page) < minfree)
113 /* OK, try to get exclusive buffer lock */
114 if (!ConditionalLockBufferForCleanup(buffer))
118 * Now that we have buffer lock, get accurate information about the
119 * page's free space, and recheck the heuristic about whether to
120 * prune. (We needn't recheck PageIsPrunable, since no one else could
121 * have pruned while we hold pin.)
123 if (PageIsFull(page) || PageGetHeapFreeSpace(page) < minfree)
125 TransactionId ignore = InvalidTransactionId; /* return value not
129 (void) heap_page_prune(relation, buffer, OldestXmin, true, &ignore);
132 /* And release buffer lock */
133 LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
139 * Prune and repair fragmentation in the specified page.
141 * Caller must have pin and buffer cleanup lock on the page.
143 * OldestXmin is the cutoff XID used to distinguish whether tuples are DEAD
144 * or RECENTLY_DEAD (see HeapTupleSatisfiesVacuum).
146 * If report_stats is true then we send the number of reclaimed heap-only
147 * tuples to pgstats. (This must be FALSE during vacuum, since vacuum will
148 * send its own new total to pgstats, and we don't want this delta applied
151 * Returns the number of tuples deleted from the page and sets
155 heap_page_prune(Relation relation, Buffer buffer, TransactionId OldestXmin,
156 bool report_stats, TransactionId *latestRemovedXid)
159 Page page = BufferGetPage(buffer);
165 * Our strategy is to scan the page and make lists of items to change,
166 * then apply the changes within a critical section. This keeps as much
167 * logic as possible out of the critical section, and also ensures that
168 * WAL replay will work the same as the normal case.
170 * First, initialize the new pd_prune_xid value to zero (indicating no
171 * prunable tuples). If we find any tuples which may soon become
172 * prunable, we will save the lowest relevant XID in new_prune_xid. Also
173 * initialize the rest of our working state.
175 prstate.new_prune_xid = InvalidTransactionId;
176 prstate.latestRemovedXid = *latestRemovedXid;
177 prstate.nredirected = prstate.ndead = prstate.nunused = 0;
178 memset(prstate.marked, 0, sizeof(prstate.marked));
181 maxoff = PageGetMaxOffsetNumber(page);
182 for (offnum = FirstOffsetNumber;
184 offnum = OffsetNumberNext(offnum))
188 /* Ignore items already processed as part of an earlier chain */
189 if (prstate.marked[offnum])
192 /* Nothing to do if slot is empty or already dead */
193 itemid = PageGetItemId(page, offnum);
194 if (!ItemIdIsUsed(itemid) || ItemIdIsDead(itemid))
197 /* Process this item or chain of items */
198 ndeleted += heap_prune_chain(relation, buffer, offnum,
203 /* Any error while applying the changes is critical */
204 START_CRIT_SECTION();
206 /* Have we found any prunable items? */
207 if (prstate.nredirected > 0 || prstate.ndead > 0 || prstate.nunused > 0)
210 * Apply the planned item changes, then repair page fragmentation, and
211 * update the page's hint bit about whether it has free line pointers.
213 heap_page_prune_execute(buffer,
214 prstate.redirected, prstate.nredirected,
215 prstate.nowdead, prstate.ndead,
216 prstate.nowunused, prstate.nunused);
219 * Update the page's pd_prune_xid field to either zero, or the lowest
220 * XID of any soon-prunable tuple.
222 ((PageHeader) page)->pd_prune_xid = prstate.new_prune_xid;
225 * Also clear the "page is full" flag, since there's no point in
226 * repeating the prune/defrag process until something else happens to
231 MarkBufferDirty(buffer);
234 * Emit a WAL HEAP_CLEAN record showing what we did
236 if (RelationNeedsWAL(relation))
240 recptr = log_heap_clean(relation, buffer,
241 prstate.redirected, prstate.nredirected,
242 prstate.nowdead, prstate.ndead,
243 prstate.nowunused, prstate.nunused,
244 prstate.latestRemovedXid);
246 PageSetLSN(BufferGetPage(buffer), recptr);
252 * If we didn't prune anything, but have found a new value for the
253 * pd_prune_xid field, update it and mark the buffer dirty. This is
254 * treated as a non-WAL-logged hint.
256 * Also clear the "page is full" flag if it is set, since there's no
257 * point in repeating the prune/defrag process until something else
258 * happens to the page.
260 if (((PageHeader) page)->pd_prune_xid != prstate.new_prune_xid ||
263 ((PageHeader) page)->pd_prune_xid = prstate.new_prune_xid;
265 SetBufferCommitInfoNeedsSave(buffer);
272 * If requested, report the number of tuples reclaimed to pgstats. This is
273 * ndeleted minus ndead, because we don't want to count a now-DEAD root
274 * item as a deletion for this purpose.
276 if (report_stats && ndeleted > prstate.ndead)
277 pgstat_update_heap_dead_tuples(relation, ndeleted - prstate.ndead);
279 *latestRemovedXid = prstate.latestRemovedXid;
282 * XXX Should we update the FSM information of this page ?
284 * There are two schools of thought here. We may not want to update FSM
285 * information so that the page is not used for unrelated UPDATEs/INSERTs
286 * and any free space in this page will remain available for further
287 * UPDATEs in *this* page, thus improving chances for doing HOT updates.
289 * But for a large table and where a page does not receive further UPDATEs
290 * for a long time, we might waste this space by not updating the FSM
291 * information. The relation may get extended and fragmented further.
293 * One possibility is to leave "fillfactor" worth of space in this page
294 * and update FSM with the remaining space.
302 * Prune specified item pointer or a HOT chain originating at that item.
304 * If the item is an index-referenced tuple (i.e. not a heap-only tuple),
305 * the HOT chain is pruned by removing all DEAD tuples at the start of the HOT
306 * chain. We also prune any RECENTLY_DEAD tuples preceding a DEAD tuple.
307 * This is OK because a RECENTLY_DEAD tuple preceding a DEAD tuple is really
308 * DEAD, the OldestXmin test is just too coarse to detect it.
310 * The root line pointer is redirected to the tuple immediately after the
311 * latest DEAD tuple. If all tuples in the chain are DEAD, the root line
312 * pointer is marked LP_DEAD. (This includes the case of a DEAD simple
313 * tuple, which we treat as a chain of length 1.)
315 * OldestXmin is the cutoff XID used to identify dead tuples.
317 * We don't actually change the page here, except perhaps for hint-bit updates
318 * caused by HeapTupleSatisfiesVacuum. We just add entries to the arrays in
319 * prstate showing the changes to be made. Items to be redirected are added
320 * to the redirected[] array (two entries per redirection); items to be set to
321 * LP_DEAD state are added to nowdead[]; and items to be set to LP_UNUSED
322 * state are added to nowunused[].
324 * Returns the number of tuples (to be) deleted from the page.
327 heap_prune_chain(Relation relation, Buffer buffer, OffsetNumber rootoffnum,
328 TransactionId OldestXmin,
332 Page dp = (Page) BufferGetPage(buffer);
333 TransactionId priorXmax = InvalidTransactionId;
335 HeapTupleHeader htup;
336 OffsetNumber latestdead = InvalidOffsetNumber,
337 maxoff = PageGetMaxOffsetNumber(dp),
339 OffsetNumber chainitems[MaxHeapTuplesPerPage];
343 rootlp = PageGetItemId(dp, rootoffnum);
346 * If it's a heap-only tuple, then it is not the start of a HOT chain.
348 if (ItemIdIsNormal(rootlp))
350 htup = (HeapTupleHeader) PageGetItem(dp, rootlp);
351 if (HeapTupleHeaderIsHeapOnly(htup))
354 * If the tuple is DEAD and doesn't chain to anything else, mark
355 * it unused immediately. (If it does chain, we can only remove
356 * it as part of pruning its chain.)
358 * We need this primarily to handle aborted HOT updates, that is,
359 * XMIN_INVALID heap-only tuples. Those might not be linked to by
360 * any chain, since the parent tuple might be re-updated before
361 * any pruning occurs. So we have to be able to reap them
362 * separately from chain-pruning. (Note that
363 * HeapTupleHeaderIsHotUpdated will never return true for an
364 * XMIN_INVALID tuple, so this code will work even when there were
365 * sequential updates within the aborted transaction.)
367 * Note that we might first arrive at a dead heap-only tuple
368 * either here or while following a chain below. Whichever path
369 * gets there first will mark the tuple unused.
371 if (HeapTupleSatisfiesVacuum(htup, OldestXmin, buffer)
372 == HEAPTUPLE_DEAD && !HeapTupleHeaderIsHotUpdated(htup))
374 heap_prune_record_unused(prstate, rootoffnum);
375 HeapTupleHeaderAdvanceLatestRemovedXid(htup,
376 &prstate->latestRemovedXid);
380 /* Nothing more to do */
385 /* Start from the root tuple */
388 /* while not end of the chain */
395 /* Some sanity checks */
396 if (offnum < FirstOffsetNumber || offnum > maxoff)
399 /* If item is already processed, stop --- it must not be same chain */
400 if (prstate->marked[offnum])
403 lp = PageGetItemId(dp, offnum);
405 /* Unused item obviously isn't part of the chain */
406 if (!ItemIdIsUsed(lp))
410 * If we are looking at the redirected root line pointer, jump to the
411 * first normal tuple in the chain. If we find a redirect somewhere
412 * else, stop --- it must not be same chain.
414 if (ItemIdIsRedirected(lp))
417 break; /* not at start of chain */
418 chainitems[nchain++] = offnum;
419 offnum = ItemIdGetRedirect(rootlp);
424 * Likewise, a dead item pointer can't be part of the chain. (We
425 * already eliminated the case of dead root tuple outside this
428 if (ItemIdIsDead(lp))
431 Assert(ItemIdIsNormal(lp));
432 htup = (HeapTupleHeader) PageGetItem(dp, lp);
435 * Check the tuple XMIN against prior XMAX, if any
437 if (TransactionIdIsValid(priorXmax) &&
438 !TransactionIdEquals(HeapTupleHeaderGetXmin(htup), priorXmax))
442 * OK, this tuple is indeed a member of the chain.
444 chainitems[nchain++] = offnum;
447 * Check tuple's visibility status.
449 tupdead = recent_dead = false;
451 switch (HeapTupleSatisfiesVacuum(htup, OldestXmin, buffer))
457 case HEAPTUPLE_RECENTLY_DEAD:
461 * This tuple may soon become DEAD. Update the hint field so
462 * that the page is reconsidered for pruning in future.
464 heap_prune_record_prunable(prstate,
465 HeapTupleHeaderGetUpdateXid(htup));
468 case HEAPTUPLE_DELETE_IN_PROGRESS:
471 * This tuple may soon become DEAD. Update the hint field so
472 * that the page is reconsidered for pruning in future.
474 heap_prune_record_prunable(prstate,
475 HeapTupleHeaderGetUpdateXid(htup));
479 case HEAPTUPLE_INSERT_IN_PROGRESS:
482 * If we wanted to optimize for aborts, we might consider
483 * marking the page prunable when we see INSERT_IN_PROGRESS.
484 * But we don't. See related decisions about when to mark the
485 * page prunable in heapam.c.
490 elog(ERROR, "unexpected HeapTupleSatisfiesVacuum result");
495 * Remember the last DEAD tuple seen. We will advance past
496 * RECENTLY_DEAD tuples just in case there's a DEAD one after them;
497 * but we can't advance past anything else. (XXX is it really worth
498 * continuing to scan beyond RECENTLY_DEAD? The case where we will
499 * find another DEAD tuple is a fairly unusual corner case.)
504 HeapTupleHeaderAdvanceLatestRemovedXid(htup,
505 &prstate->latestRemovedXid);
507 else if (!recent_dead)
511 * If the tuple is not HOT-updated, then we are at the end of this
514 if (!HeapTupleHeaderIsHotUpdated(htup))
518 * Advance to next chain member.
520 Assert(ItemPointerGetBlockNumber(&htup->t_ctid) ==
521 BufferGetBlockNumber(buffer));
522 offnum = ItemPointerGetOffsetNumber(&htup->t_ctid);
523 priorXmax = HeapTupleHeaderGetUpdateXid(htup);
527 * If we found a DEAD tuple in the chain, adjust the HOT chain so that all
528 * the DEAD tuples at the start of the chain are removed and the root line
529 * pointer is appropriately redirected.
531 if (OffsetNumberIsValid(latestdead))
534 * Mark as unused each intermediate item that we are able to remove
537 * When the previous item is the last dead tuple seen, we are at the
538 * right candidate for redirection.
540 for (i = 1; (i < nchain) && (chainitems[i - 1] != latestdead); i++)
542 heap_prune_record_unused(prstate, chainitems[i]);
547 * If the root entry had been a normal tuple, we are deleting it, so
548 * count it in the result. But changing a redirect (even to DEAD
549 * state) doesn't count.
551 if (ItemIdIsNormal(rootlp))
555 * If the DEAD tuple is at the end of the chain, the entire chain is
556 * dead and the root line pointer can be marked dead. Otherwise just
557 * redirect the root to the correct chain member.
560 heap_prune_record_dead(prstate, rootoffnum);
562 heap_prune_record_redirect(prstate, rootoffnum, chainitems[i]);
564 else if (nchain < 2 && ItemIdIsRedirected(rootlp))
567 * We found a redirect item that doesn't point to a valid follow-on
568 * item. This can happen if the loop in heap_page_prune caused us to
569 * visit the dead successor of a redirect item before visiting the
570 * redirect item. We can clean up by setting the redirect item to
573 heap_prune_record_dead(prstate, rootoffnum);
579 /* Record lowest soon-prunable XID */
581 heap_prune_record_prunable(PruneState *prstate, TransactionId xid)
584 * This should exactly match the PageSetPrunable macro. We can't store
585 * directly into the page header yet, so we update working state.
587 Assert(TransactionIdIsNormal(xid));
588 if (!TransactionIdIsValid(prstate->new_prune_xid) ||
589 TransactionIdPrecedes(xid, prstate->new_prune_xid))
590 prstate->new_prune_xid = xid;
593 /* Record item pointer to be redirected */
595 heap_prune_record_redirect(PruneState *prstate,
596 OffsetNumber offnum, OffsetNumber rdoffnum)
598 Assert(prstate->nredirected < MaxHeapTuplesPerPage);
599 prstate->redirected[prstate->nredirected * 2] = offnum;
600 prstate->redirected[prstate->nredirected * 2 + 1] = rdoffnum;
601 prstate->nredirected++;
602 Assert(!prstate->marked[offnum]);
603 prstate->marked[offnum] = true;
604 Assert(!prstate->marked[rdoffnum]);
605 prstate->marked[rdoffnum] = true;
608 /* Record item pointer to be marked dead */
610 heap_prune_record_dead(PruneState *prstate, OffsetNumber offnum)
612 Assert(prstate->ndead < MaxHeapTuplesPerPage);
613 prstate->nowdead[prstate->ndead] = offnum;
615 Assert(!prstate->marked[offnum]);
616 prstate->marked[offnum] = true;
619 /* Record item pointer to be marked unused */
621 heap_prune_record_unused(PruneState *prstate, OffsetNumber offnum)
623 Assert(prstate->nunused < MaxHeapTuplesPerPage);
624 prstate->nowunused[prstate->nunused] = offnum;
626 Assert(!prstate->marked[offnum]);
627 prstate->marked[offnum] = true;
632 * Perform the actual page changes needed by heap_page_prune.
633 * It is expected that the caller has suitable pin and lock on the
634 * buffer, and is inside a critical section.
636 * This is split out because it is also used by heap_xlog_clean()
637 * to replay the WAL record when needed after a crash. Note that the
638 * arguments are identical to those of log_heap_clean().
641 heap_page_prune_execute(Buffer buffer,
642 OffsetNumber *redirected, int nredirected,
643 OffsetNumber *nowdead, int ndead,
644 OffsetNumber *nowunused, int nunused)
646 Page page = (Page) BufferGetPage(buffer);
647 OffsetNumber *offnum;
650 /* Update all redirected line pointers */
652 for (i = 0; i < nredirected; i++)
654 OffsetNumber fromoff = *offnum++;
655 OffsetNumber tooff = *offnum++;
656 ItemId fromlp = PageGetItemId(page, fromoff);
658 ItemIdSetRedirect(fromlp, tooff);
661 /* Update all now-dead line pointers */
663 for (i = 0; i < ndead; i++)
665 OffsetNumber off = *offnum++;
666 ItemId lp = PageGetItemId(page, off);
671 /* Update all now-unused line pointers */
673 for (i = 0; i < nunused; i++)
675 OffsetNumber off = *offnum++;
676 ItemId lp = PageGetItemId(page, off);
682 * Finally, repair any fragmentation, and update the page's hint bit about
683 * whether it has free pointers.
685 PageRepairFragmentation(page);
690 * For all items in this page, find their respective root line pointers.
691 * If item k is part of a HOT-chain with root at item j, then we set
692 * root_offsets[k - 1] = j.
694 * The passed-in root_offsets array must have MaxHeapTuplesPerPage entries.
695 * We zero out all unused entries.
697 * The function must be called with at least share lock on the buffer, to
698 * prevent concurrent prune operations.
700 * Note: The information collected here is valid only as long as the caller
701 * holds a pin on the buffer. Once pin is released, a tuple might be pruned
702 * and reused by a completely unrelated tuple.
705 heap_get_root_tuples(Page page, OffsetNumber *root_offsets)
710 MemSet(root_offsets, 0, MaxHeapTuplesPerPage * sizeof(OffsetNumber));
712 maxoff = PageGetMaxOffsetNumber(page);
713 for (offnum = FirstOffsetNumber; offnum <= maxoff; offnum = OffsetNumberNext(offnum))
715 ItemId lp = PageGetItemId(page, offnum);
716 HeapTupleHeader htup;
717 OffsetNumber nextoffnum;
718 TransactionId priorXmax;
720 /* skip unused and dead items */
721 if (!ItemIdIsUsed(lp) || ItemIdIsDead(lp))
724 if (ItemIdIsNormal(lp))
726 htup = (HeapTupleHeader) PageGetItem(page, lp);
729 * Check if this tuple is part of a HOT-chain rooted at some other
730 * tuple. If so, skip it for now; we'll process it when we find
733 if (HeapTupleHeaderIsHeapOnly(htup))
737 * This is either a plain tuple or the root of a HOT-chain.
738 * Remember it in the mapping.
740 root_offsets[offnum - 1] = offnum;
742 /* If it's not the start of a HOT-chain, we're done with it */
743 if (!HeapTupleHeaderIsHotUpdated(htup))
746 /* Set up to scan the HOT-chain */
747 nextoffnum = ItemPointerGetOffsetNumber(&htup->t_ctid);
748 priorXmax = HeapTupleHeaderGetUpdateXid(htup);
752 /* Must be a redirect item. We do not set its root_offsets entry */
753 Assert(ItemIdIsRedirected(lp));
754 /* Set up to scan the HOT-chain */
755 nextoffnum = ItemIdGetRedirect(lp);
756 priorXmax = InvalidTransactionId;
760 * Now follow the HOT-chain and collect other tuples in the chain.
762 * Note: Even though this is a nested loop, the complexity of the
763 * function is O(N) because a tuple in the page should be visited not
764 * more than twice, once in the outer loop and once in HOT-chain
769 lp = PageGetItemId(page, nextoffnum);
771 /* Check for broken chains */
772 if (!ItemIdIsNormal(lp))
775 htup = (HeapTupleHeader) PageGetItem(page, lp);
777 if (TransactionIdIsValid(priorXmax) &&
778 !TransactionIdEquals(priorXmax, HeapTupleHeaderGetXmin(htup)))
781 /* Remember the root line pointer for this item */
782 root_offsets[nextoffnum - 1] = offnum;
784 /* Advance to next chain member, if any */
785 if (!HeapTupleHeaderIsHotUpdated(htup))
788 nextoffnum = ItemPointerGetOffsetNumber(&htup->t_ctid);
789 priorXmax = HeapTupleHeaderGetUpdateXid(htup);