DESCRIPTION: Move pg_dist_object to pg_catalog
Historically `pg_dist_object` had been created in the `citus` schema as an experiment to understand if we could move our catalog tables to a branded schema. We quickly realised that this interfered with the UX on our managed services and other environments, where users connected via a user with the name of `citus`.
By default postgres put the username on the search_path. To be able to read the catalog in the `citus` schema we would need to grant access permissions to the schema. This caused newly created objects like tables etc, to default to this schema for creation. This failed due to the write permissions to that schema.
With this change we move the `pg_dist_object` catalog table to the `pg_catalog` schema, where our other schema's are also located. This makes the catalog table visible and readable by any user, like our other catalog tables, for debugging purposes.
Note: due to the change of schema, we had to disable 1 test that was running into a discrepancy between the schema and binary. Secondly, we needed to make the lookup functions for the `pg_dist_object` relation and their indexes less strict on the fallback of the naming due to an other test that, due to an unfortunate cache invalidation, needed to lookup the relation again. This makes that we won't default to _only_ resolving from `pg_catalog` outside of upgrades.
CREATE FUNCTION command together with it's dependencies.
If the function depends on any nondistributable object,
function will be created only locally. Parameterless
version of create_distributed_function becomes obsolete
with this change, it will deprecated from the code with a subsequent PR.
With this commit we've started to propagate sequences and shell
tables within the object dependency resolution. So, ensuring any
dependencies for any object will consider shell tables and sequences
as well. Separate logics for both shell tables and sequences have
been removed.
Since both shell tables and sequences logic were implemented as a
part of the metadata handling before that logic, we were propagating
them while syncing table metadata. With this commit we've divided
metadata (which means anything except shards thereafter) syncing
logic into multiple parts and implemented it either as a part of
ActivateNode. You can check the functions called in ActivateNode
to check definition of different metadata.
Definitions of start_metadata_sync_to_node and citus_activate_node
have also been updated. citus_activate_node will basically create
an active node with all metadata and reference table shards.
start_metadata_sync_to_node will be same with citus_activate_node
except replicating reference tables. stop_metadata_sync_to_node
will remove all the metadata. All of those UDFs need to be called
by superuser.
With Citus 9.0, we introduced `citus.single_shard_commit_protocol` which
defaults to 2PC.
With this commit, we prevent any user to set it to 1PC and drop support
for `citus.single_shard_commit_protocol`.
Although this might add some overhead for users, it is already the default
behaviour (so less likely) and marking placements as INVALID is much
worse.
By sharing the implementation of the function AppendOptionListToString on
three call sites, we would expand an extra OPTIONS keyword in a create index
statement, and omit other bits of the specific syntax here.
This patch introduces an AppendStorageParametersToString() function that is
very similar to AppendOptionListToString() but handles WITH(a="foo",...)
syntax that is used in reloptions (aka Storage Parameters).
Fixes#1747.
PostgreSQL implements support for several relation kinds in a single
statement, such as in the AlterTableStmt case, which supports both tables
and indexes and more (see ATExecSetRelOptions in PostgreSQL source code file
src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c for an example of that).
As a consequence, this patch implements support for setting and resetting
storage parameters on both relation kinds.
The command is now distributed among the shards when the table is
distributed. To that effect, we fill in the DDLJob's targetRelationId with
the OID of the table for which the index is defined, rather than the OID of
the index itself.
The implementation was already mostly in place, but the code was protected
by a principled check against the operation. Turns out there's a nasty
concurrency bug though with long identifier names, much as in #1664.
To prevent deadlocks from happening, we could either review the DDL
transaction management in shards and placements, or we can simply reject
names with (NAMEDATALEN - 1) chars or more — that's because of the
PostgreSQL array types being created with a one-char prefix: '_'.
This change adds support for SAVEPOINT, ROLLBACK TO SAVEPOINT, and RELEASE SAVEPOINT.
When transaction connections are not established yet, savepoints are kept in a stack and sent to the worker when the connection is later established. After establishing connections, savepoint commands are sent as they arrive.
This change fixes#1493 .
This change removes distributed tables' dependency on distribution key columns. We already check that we cannot drop distribution key columns in ErrorIfUnsupportedAlterTableStmt() at multi_utility.c, so we don't need to have distributed table to distribution key column dependency to avoid dropping of distribution key column.
Furthermore, having this dependency causes some warnings in pg_dump --schema-only (See #866), which are not desirable.
This change also adds check to disallow drop of distribution keys when citus.enable_ddl_propagation is set to false. Regression tests are updated accordingly.
Adds support for PostgreSQL 10 by copying in the requisite ruleutils
and updating all API usages to conform with changes in PostgreSQL 10.
Most changes are fairly minor but they are numerous. One particular
obstacle was the change in \d behavior in PostgreSQL 10's psql; I had
to add SQL implementations (views, mostly) to mimic the pre-10 output.
Pretty straightforward. Had some concerns about locking, but due to the
fact that all distributed operations use either some level of deparsing
or need to enumerate column names, they all block during any concurrent
column renames (due to the AccessExclusive lock).
In addition, I had some misgivings about permitting renames of the dis-
tribution column, but nothing bad comes from just allowing them.
Finally, I tried to trigger any sort of error using prepared statements
and could not trigger any errors not also exhibited by plain PostgreSQL
tables.
With this commit, we implemented some basic features of reference tables.
To start with, a reference table is
* a distributed table whithout a distribution column defined on it
* the distributed table is single sharded
* and the shard is replicated to all nodes
Reference tables follows the same code-path with a single sharded
tables. Thus, broadcast JOINs are applicable to reference tables.
But, since the table is replicated to all nodes, table fetching is
not required any more.
Reference tables support the uniqueness constraints for any column.
Reference tables can be used in INSERT INTO .. SELECT queries with
the following rules:
* If a reference table is in the SELECT part of the query, it is
safe join with another reference table and/or hash partitioned
tables.
* If a reference table is in the INSERT part of the query, all
other participating tables should be reference tables.
Reference tables follow the regular co-location structure. Since
all reference tables are single sharded and replicated to all nodes,
they are always co-located with each other.
Queries involving only reference tables always follows router planner
and executor.
Reference tables can have composite typed columns and there is no need
to create/define the necessary support functions.
All modification queries, master_* UDFs, EXPLAIN, DDLs, TRUNCATE,
sequences, transactions, COPY, schema support works on reference
tables as expected. Plus, all the pre-requisites associated with
distribution columns are dismissed.
Three changes here to get to true multi-statement, multi-relation DDL
transactions (same functionality pre-5.2, with benefits of atomicity):
1. Changed the multi-shard utility hook to always run (consistency
with router executor hook, removes ad-hoc "installed" boolean)
2. Change the global connection list in multi_shard_transaction to
instead be a hash; update related functions to operate on global
hash instead of local hash/global list
3. Remove check within DDL code to prevent subsequent DDL commands;
place unset/reset guard around call to ConnectToNode to permit
connecting to additional nodes after DDL transaction has begun
In addition, code has been added to raise an error if a ROLLBACK TO
SAVEPOINT is attempted (similar to router executor), and comprehensive
tests execute all multi-DDL scenarios (full success, user ROLLBACK, any
actual errors (say, duplicate index), partial failure (duplicate index
on one node but not others), partial COMMIT (one node fails), and 2PC
partial PREPARE (one node fails)). Interleavings with other commands
(DML, \copy) are similarly all covered.
Recent changes to DDL and transaction logic resulted in a "regression"
from the viewpoint of users. Previously, DDL commands were allowed in
multi-command transaction blocks, though they were not processed in any
actual transactional manner. We improved the atomicity of our DDL code,
but added a restriction that DDL commands themselves must not occur in
any BEGIN/END transaction block.
To give users back the original functionality (and improved atomicity)
we now keep track of whether a multi-command transaction has modified
data (DML) or schema (DDL). Interleaving the two modification types in
a single transaction is disallowed.
This first step simply permits a single DDL command in such a block,
admittedly an incomplete solution, but one which will permit us to add
full multi-DDL command support in a subsequent commit.
Fixes#547
This change removes all references to \stage in the regression tests
and puts \COPY instead. Doing so changed shard counts, min/max
values on some test tables (lineitem, orders, etc.).
Fixes#679
This change sets the default commit protocol for distributed DDL
commands to '1pc'. If the user issues a distributed DDL command with
this default setting, then once in a session, a NOTICE message is
shown about using '2pc' being extra safe.
Fixes#132
We hook into ALTER ... SET SCHEMA and warn out if user tries to change schema of a
distributed table.
We also hook into ALTER TABLE ALL IN TABLE SPACE statements and warn out if citus has
been loaded.
Fixes#513
This change modifies the DDL Propagation logic so that DDL queries
are propagated via 2-Phase Commit protocol. This way, failures during
the execution of distributed DDL commands will not leave the table in
an intermediate state and the pending prepared transactions can be
commited manually.
DDL commands are not allowed inside other transaction blocks or functions.
DDL commands are performed with 2PC regardless of the value of
`citus.multi_shard_commit_protocol` parameter.
The workflow of the successful case is this:
1. Open individual connections to all shard placements and send `BEGIN`
2. Send `SELECT worker_apply_shard_ddl_command(<shardId>, <DDL Command>)`
to all connections, one by one, in a serial manner.
3. Send `PREPARE TRANSCATION <transaction_id>` to all connections.
4. Sedn `COMMIT` to all connections.
Failure cases:
- If a worker problem occurs before sending of all DDL commands is finished, then
all changes are rolled back.
- If a worker problem occurs after all DDL commands are sent but not after
`PREPARE TRANSACTION` commands are finished, then all changes are rolled back.
However, if a worker node is failed, then the prepared transactions in that worker
should be rolled back manually.
- If a worker problem occurs during `COMMIT PREPARED` statements are being sent,
then the prepared transactions on the failed workers should be commited manually.
- If master fails before the first 'PREPARE TRANSACTION' is sent, then nothing is
changed on workers.
- If master fails during `PREPARE TRANSACTION` commands are being sent, then the
prepared transactions on workers should be rolled back manually.
- If master fails during `COMMIT PREPARED` or `ROLLBACK PREPARED` commands are being
sent, then the remaining prepared transactions on the workers should be handled manually.
This change also helps with #480, since failed DDL changes no longer mark
failed placements as inactive.
Fixes#271
This change sets ShardIds and JobIds for each test case. Before this change,
when a new test that somehow increments Job or Shard IDs is added, then
the tests after the new test should be updated.
ShardID and JobID sequences are set at the beginning of each file with the
following commands:
```
ALTER SEQUENCE pg_catalog.pg_dist_shardid_seq RESTART 290000;
ALTER SEQUENCE pg_catalog.pg_dist_jobid_seq RESTART 290000;
```
ShardIds and JobIds are multiples of 10000. Exceptions are:
- multi_large_shardid: shardid and jobid sequences are set to much larger values
- multi_fdw_large_shardid: same as above
- multi_join_pruning: Causes a race condition with multi_hash_pruning since
they are run in parallel.
The previous form of the test, utilizing DEBUG2, included too much
output dependent on the specifc system and version. Reformulate it to
explicitly connect to workers and show the schema there, when necessary.
The only remaining difference in some of the remaining alternate
regression test files was due to an older minor version release
change. Remove those as well.