On Tue, 14 Jul 2020 12:49:51 -0700 Andres Freund <and...@anarazel.de> wrote:
> Hi, > > On 2020-07-14 17:26:37 +0530, Amul Sul wrote: > > On Mon, Jul 13, 2020 at 8:35 PM Jehan-Guillaume de Rorthais > > <j...@dalibo.com> wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Another summary + patch + tests. > > > > > > This patch supports 2PC. The goal is to keep them safe during > > > demote/promote actions so they can be committed/rollbacked later on a > > > primary. See tests. > > > > Wondering is it necessary to clear prepared transactions from shared memory? > > Can't simply skip clearing and restoring prepared transactions while > > demoting? > > Recovery doesn't use the normal PGXACT/PGPROC mechanisms to store > transaction state. So I don't think it'd be correct to leave them around > in their previous state. We'd likely end up with incorrect snapshots > if a demoted node later gets promoted... Indeed. I experienced it while debugging. PGXACT/PGPROC/locks need to be cleared.