Before starting to scan a columnar table, we always flush the pending
writes to disk.
However, we increment command counter after modifying metadata tables.
On the other hand, now that we _don't always use_ xact snapshot to scan
a columnar table, writes that we just flushed might not be visible to
the query that just flushed pending writes to disk since curcid of
provided snapshot would become smaller than the command id being used
when modifying metadata tables.
To give an example, before this change, below was a possible scenario
due to the changes that we made to use the correct snapshot.
```sql
CREATE TABLE t(a int, b int) USING columnar;
BEGIN;
INSERT INTO t VALUES (5, 10);
SELECT * FROM t;
┌───┬───┐
│ a │ b │
├───┼───┤
└───┴───┘
(0 rows)
SELECT * FROM t;
┌───┬────┐
│ a │ b │
├───┼────┤
│ 5 │ 10 │
└───┴────┘
(1 row)
```
In next commit, we will adjust curcid of the snapshot being used when
scanning the columnar table.
However, for index scan, snapshot is provided not when beginning scan
but within fetch-tuple call.
For this reason, start flushing pending writes in init_columnar_read_state
since this seem to be a prerequisite step that needs to be done before
scanning a columnar table regardless of the scan method being used.
All the callers except columnar_relation_copy_for_cluster were already
switching to right memory context when creating ColumnarReadState.
With this commit, we embed that logic into init_columnar_read_state
to avoid further such bugs.
That way, we start using the right memory context for
columnar_relation_copy_for_cluster too.
With this commit, we add (`CREATE INDEX` / `REINDEX`) `CONCURRENTLY` support for columnar tables.
For that, we implement `columnar_index_validate_scan` callback.
The reasoning behind the implementation is as follows:
* Postgres function `validate_index` provides all the TIDs that are currently in the
index to `columnar_index_validate_scan` callback via a `tupleSort` object..
* We start scanning the table by using `columnar_getnextslot` as usual.
Before moving forward, note that `columnar_getnextslot` guarantees
to return tuples in the order of their TIDs.
* For us to use during table scan, postgres provides a snapshot guaranteeing
that any tuples that are valid according to that snapshot but are not in the
index must be added to the index.
* Then for each tuple that we read from our table, we continue iterating
given `tupleSort` to find the first TID that is greater than or equal to our
tuple's TID.
If both TID's are equal to each other, then we skip the tuple since it's already
indexed.
If the TID that we read from tupleSort is greater then our tuple's TID, then
we decide to insert this tuple into index.
* Make VACUUM hint for upgrade scenario actually work
* Suggest using VACUUM if metapage doesn't exist
Plus, suggest upgrading sql version as another option.
* Always force read metapage block
* Fix two typos
* Columnar: introduce columnar storage API.
This new API is responsible for the low-level storage details of
columnar; translating large reads and writes into individual block
reads and writes that respect the page headers and emit WAL. It's also
responsible for the columnar metapage, resource reservations (stripe
IDs, row numbers, and data), and truncation.
This new API is not used yet, but will be used in subsequent
forthcoming commits.
* Columnar: add columnar_storage_info() for debugging purposes.
* Columnar: expose ColumnarMetadataNewStorageId().
* Columnar: always initialize metapage at creation time.
This avoids the complexity of dealing with tables where the metapage
has not yet been initialized.
* Columnar: columnar storage upgrade/downgrade UDFs.
Necessary upgrade/downgrade step so that new code doesn't see an old
metapage.
* Columnar: improve metadata.c comment.
* Columnar: make ColumnarMetapage internal to the storage API.
Callers should not have or need direct access to the metapage.
* Columnar: perform resource reservation using storage API.
* Columnar: implement truncate using storage API.
* Columnar: implement read/write paths with storage API.
* Columnar: add storage tests.
* Revert "Columnar: don't include stripe reservation locks in lock graph."
This reverts commit c3dcd6b9f8.
No longer needed because the columnar storage API takes care of
concurrency for resource reservation.
* Columnar: remove unnecessary lock when reserving.
No longer necessary because the columnar storage API takes care of
concurrent resource reservation.
* Add simple upgrade tests for storage/ branch
* fix multi_extension.out
Co-authored-by: Onur Tirtir <onurcantirtir@gmail.com>
Onur Tirtir
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