timeline.c

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/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 *
 * timeline.c
 *      Functions for reading and writing timeline history files.
 *
 * A timeline history file lists the timeline changes of the timeline, in
 * a simple text format. They are archived along with the WAL segments.
 *
 * The files are named like "<tli>.history". For example, if the database
 * starts up and switches to timeline 5, the timeline history file would be
 * called "00000005.history".
 *
 * Each line in the file represents a timeline switch:
 *
 * <parentTLI> <switchpoint> <reason>
 *
 *  parentTLI   ID of the parent timeline
 *  switchpoint XLogRecPtr of the WAL location where the switch happened
 *  reason      human-readable explanation of why the timeline was changed
 *
 * The fields are separated by tabs. Lines beginning with # are comments, and
 * are ignored. Empty lines are also ignored.
 *
 * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2026, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
 * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
 *
 * src/backend/access/transam/timeline.c
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
 
#include "postgres.h"
 
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <unistd.h>
 
#include "access/timeline.h"
#include "access/xlog.h"
#include "access/xlog_internal.h"
#include "access/xlogarchive.h"
#include "access/xlogdefs.h"
#include "pgstat.h"
#include "storage/fd.h"
#include "utils/wait_event.h"
 
/*
 * Copies all timeline history files with id's between 'begin' and 'end'
 * from archive to pg_wal.
 */
void
restoreTimeLineHistoryFiles(TimeLineID begin, TimeLineID end)
{
    char        path[MAXPGPATH];
    char        histfname[MAXFNAMELEN];
    TimeLineID  tli;
 
    for (tli = begin; tli < end; tli++)
    {
        if (tli == 1)
            continue;
 
        TLHistoryFileName(histfname, tli);
        if (RestoreArchivedFile(path, histfname, "RECOVERYHISTORY", 0, false))
            KeepFileRestoredFromArchive(path, histfname);
    }
}
 
/*
 * Try to read a timeline's history file.
 *
 * If successful, return the list of component TLIs (the given TLI followed by
 * its ancestor TLIs).  If we can't find the history file, assume that the
 * timeline has no parents, and return a list of just the specified timeline
 * ID.
 */
List *
readTimeLineHistory(TimeLineID targetTLI)
{
    List       *result;
    char        path[MAXPGPATH];
    char        histfname[MAXFNAMELEN];
    FILE       *fd;
    TimeLineHistoryEntry *entry;
    TimeLineID  lasttli = 0;
    XLogRecPtr  prevend;
    bool        fromArchive = false;
 
    /* Timeline 1 does not have a history file, so no need to check */
    if (targetTLI == 1)
    {
        entry = palloc_object(TimeLineHistoryEntry);
        entry->tli = targetTLI;
        entry->begin = entry->end = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
        return list_make1(entry);
    }
 
    if (ArchiveRecoveryRequested)
    {
        TLHistoryFileName(histfname, targetTLI);
        fromArchive =
            RestoreArchivedFile(path, histfname, "RECOVERYHISTORY", 0, false);
    }
    else
        TLHistoryFilePath(path, targetTLI);
 
    fd = AllocateFile(path, "r");
    if (fd == NULL)
    {
        if (errno != ENOENT)
            ereport(FATAL,
                    (errcode_for_file_access(),
                     errmsg("could not open file \"%s\": %m", path)));
        /* Not there, so assume no parents */
        entry = palloc_object(TimeLineHistoryEntry);
        entry->tli = targetTLI;
        entry->begin = entry->end = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
        return list_make1(entry);
    }
 
    result = NIL;
 
    /*
     * Parse the file...
     */
    prevend = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
    for (;;)
    {
        char        fline[MAXPGPATH];
        char       *res;
        char       *ptr;
        TimeLineID  tli;
        uint32      switchpoint_hi;
        uint32      switchpoint_lo;
        int         nfields;
 
        pgstat_report_wait_start(WAIT_EVENT_TIMELINE_HISTORY_READ);
        res = fgets(fline, sizeof(fline), fd);
        pgstat_report_wait_end();
        if (res == NULL)
        {
            if (ferror(fd))
                ereport(ERROR,
                        (errcode_for_file_access(),
                         errmsg("could not read file \"%s\": %m", path)));
 
            break;
        }
 
        /* skip leading whitespace and check for # comment */
        for (ptr = fline; *ptr; ptr++)
        {
            if (!isspace((unsigned char) *ptr))
                break;
        }
        if (*ptr == '\0' || *ptr == '#')
            continue;
 
        nfields = sscanf(fline, "%u\t%X/%08X", &tli, &switchpoint_hi, &switchpoint_lo);
 
        if (nfields < 1)
        {
            /* expect a numeric timeline ID as first field of line */
            ereport(FATAL,
                    (errmsg("syntax error in history file: %s", fline),
                     errhint("Expected a numeric timeline ID.")));
        }
        if (nfields != 3)
            ereport(FATAL,
                    (errmsg("syntax error in history file: %s", fline),
                     errhint("Expected a write-ahead log switchpoint location.")));
 
        if (result && tli <= lasttli)
            ereport(FATAL,
                    (errmsg("invalid data in history file: %s", fline),
                     errhint("Timeline IDs must be in increasing sequence.")));
 
        lasttli = tli;
 
        entry = palloc_object(TimeLineHistoryEntry);
        entry->tli = tli;
        entry->begin = prevend;
        entry->end = ((uint64) (switchpoint_hi)) << 32 | (uint64) switchpoint_lo;
        prevend = entry->end;
 
        /* Build list with newest item first */
        result = lcons(entry, result);
 
        /* we ignore the remainder of each line */
    }
 
    FreeFile(fd);
 
    if (result && targetTLI <= lasttli)
        ereport(FATAL,
                (errmsg("invalid data in history file \"%s\"", path),
                 errhint("Timeline IDs must be less than child timeline's ID.")));
 
    /*
     * Create one more entry for the "tip" of the timeline, which has no entry
     * in the history file.
     */
    entry = palloc_object(TimeLineHistoryEntry);
    entry->tli = targetTLI;
    entry->begin = prevend;
    entry->end = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
 
    result = lcons(entry, result);
 
    /*
     * If the history file was fetched from archive, save it in pg_wal for
     * future reference.
     */
    if (fromArchive)
        KeepFileRestoredFromArchive(path, histfname);
 
    return result;
}
 
/*
 * Probe whether a timeline history file exists for the given timeline ID
 */
bool
existsTimeLineHistory(TimeLineID probeTLI)
{
    char        path[MAXPGPATH];
    char        histfname[MAXFNAMELEN];
    FILE       *fd;
 
    /* Timeline 1 does not have a history file, so no need to check */
    if (probeTLI == 1)
        return false;
 
    if (ArchiveRecoveryRequested)
    {
        TLHistoryFileName(histfname, probeTLI);
        RestoreArchivedFile(path, histfname, "RECOVERYHISTORY", 0, false);
    }
    else
        TLHistoryFilePath(path, probeTLI);
 
    fd = AllocateFile(path, "r");
    if (fd != NULL)
    {
        FreeFile(fd);
        return true;
    }
    else
    {
        if (errno != ENOENT)
            ereport(FATAL,
                    (errcode_for_file_access(),
                     errmsg("could not open file \"%s\": %m", path)));
        return false;
    }
}
 
/*
 * Find the newest existing timeline, assuming that startTLI exists.
 *
 * Note: while this is somewhat heuristic, it does positively guarantee
 * that (result + 1) is not a known timeline, and therefore it should
 * be safe to assign that ID to a new timeline.
 */
TimeLineID
findNewestTimeLine(TimeLineID startTLI)
{
    TimeLineID  newestTLI;
    TimeLineID  probeTLI;
 
    /*
     * The algorithm is just to probe for the existence of timeline history
     * files.  XXX is it useful to allow gaps in the sequence?
     */
    newestTLI = startTLI;
 
    for (probeTLI = startTLI + 1;; probeTLI++)
    {
        if (existsTimeLineHistory(probeTLI))
        {
            newestTLI = probeTLI;   /* probeTLI exists */
        }
        else
        {
            /* doesn't exist, assume we're done */
            break;
        }
    }
 
    return newestTLI;
}
 
/*
 * Create a new timeline history file.
 *
 *  newTLI: ID of the new timeline
 *  parentTLI: ID of its immediate parent
 *  switchpoint: WAL location where the system switched to the new timeline
 *  reason: human-readable explanation of why the timeline was switched
 *
 * Currently this is only used at the end recovery, and so there are no locking
 * considerations.  But we should be just as tense as XLogFileInit to avoid
 * emplacing a bogus file.
 */
void
writeTimeLineHistory(TimeLineID newTLI, TimeLineID parentTLI,
                     XLogRecPtr switchpoint, char *reason)
{
    char        path[MAXPGPATH];
    char        tmppath[MAXPGPATH];
    char        histfname[MAXFNAMELEN];
    char        buffer[BLCKSZ];
    int         srcfd;
    int         fd;
    int         nbytes;
 
    Assert(newTLI > parentTLI); /* else bad selection of newTLI */
 
    /*
     * Write into a temp file name.
     */
    snprintf(tmppath, MAXPGPATH, XLOGDIR "/xlogtemp.%d", (int) getpid());
 
    unlink(tmppath);
 
    /* do not use get_sync_bit() here --- want to fsync only at end of fill */
    fd = OpenTransientFile(tmppath, O_RDWR | O_CREAT | O_EXCL);
    if (fd < 0)
        ereport(ERROR,
                (errcode_for_file_access(),
                 errmsg("could not create file \"%s\": %m", tmppath)));
 
    /*
     * If a history file exists for the parent, copy it verbatim
     */
    if (ArchiveRecoveryRequested)
    {
        TLHistoryFileName(histfname, parentTLI);
        RestoreArchivedFile(path, histfname, "RECOVERYHISTORY", 0, false);
    }
    else
        TLHistoryFilePath(path, parentTLI);
 
    srcfd = OpenTransientFile(path, O_RDONLY);
    if (srcfd < 0)
    {
        if (errno != ENOENT)
            ereport(ERROR,
                    (errcode_for_file_access(),
                     errmsg("could not open file \"%s\": %m", path)));
        /* Not there, so assume parent has no parents */
    }
    else
    {
        for (;;)
        {
            errno = 0;
            pgstat_report_wait_start(WAIT_EVENT_TIMELINE_HISTORY_READ);
            nbytes = (int) read(srcfd, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
            pgstat_report_wait_end();
            if (nbytes < 0 || errno != 0)
                ereport(ERROR,
                        (errcode_for_file_access(),
                         errmsg("could not read file \"%s\": %m", path)));
            if (nbytes == 0)
                break;
            errno = 0;
            pgstat_report_wait_start(WAIT_EVENT_TIMELINE_HISTORY_WRITE);
            if ((int) write(fd, buffer, nbytes) != nbytes)
            {
                int         save_errno = errno;
 
                /*
                 * If we fail to make the file, delete it to release disk
                 * space
                 */
                unlink(tmppath);
 
                /*
                 * if write didn't set errno, assume problem is no disk space
                 */
                errno = save_errno ? save_errno : ENOSPC;
 
                ereport(ERROR,
                        (errcode_for_file_access(),
                         errmsg("could not write to file \"%s\": %m", tmppath)));
            }
            pgstat_report_wait_end();
        }
 
        if (CloseTransientFile(srcfd) != 0)
            ereport(ERROR,
                    (errcode_for_file_access(),
                     errmsg("could not close file \"%s\": %m", path)));
    }
 
    /*
     * Append one line with the details of this timeline split.
     *
     * If we did have a parent file, insert an extra newline just in case the
     * parent file failed to end with one.
     */
    snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer),
             "%s%u\t%X/%08X\t%s\n",
             (srcfd < 0) ? "" : "\n",
             parentTLI,
             LSN_FORMAT_ARGS(switchpoint),
             reason);
 
    nbytes = strlen(buffer);
    errno = 0;
    pgstat_report_wait_start(WAIT_EVENT_TIMELINE_HISTORY_WRITE);
    if ((int) write(fd, buffer, nbytes) != nbytes)
    {
        int         save_errno = errno;
 
        /*
         * If we fail to make the file, delete it to release disk space
         */
        unlink(tmppath);
        /* if write didn't set errno, assume problem is no disk space */
        errno = save_errno ? save_errno : ENOSPC;
 
        ereport(ERROR,
                (errcode_for_file_access(),
                 errmsg("could not write to file \"%s\": %m", tmppath)));
    }
    pgstat_report_wait_end();
 
    pgstat_report_wait_start(WAIT_EVENT_TIMELINE_HISTORY_SYNC);
    if (pg_fsync(fd) != 0)
        ereport(data_sync_elevel(ERROR),
                (errcode_for_file_access(),
                 errmsg("could not fsync file \"%s\": %m", tmppath)));
    pgstat_report_wait_end();
 
    if (CloseTransientFile(fd) != 0)
        ereport(ERROR,
                (errcode_for_file_access(),
                 errmsg("could not close file \"%s\": %m", tmppath)));
 
    /*
     * Now move the completed history file into place with its final name.
     */
    TLHistoryFilePath(path, newTLI);
    Assert(access(path, F_OK) != 0 && errno == ENOENT);
    durable_rename(tmppath, path, ERROR);
 
    /* The history file can be archived immediately. */
    if (XLogArchivingActive())
    {
        TLHistoryFileName(histfname, newTLI);
        XLogArchiveNotify(histfname);
    }
}
 
/*
 * Writes a history file for given timeline and contents.
 *
 * Currently this is only used in the walreceiver process, and so there are
 * no locking considerations.  But we should be just as tense as XLogFileInit
 * to avoid emplacing a bogus file.
 */
void
writeTimeLineHistoryFile(TimeLineID tli, char *content, int size)
{
    char        path[MAXPGPATH];
    char        tmppath[MAXPGPATH];
    int         fd;
 
    /*
     * Write into a temp file name.
     */
    snprintf(tmppath, MAXPGPATH, XLOGDIR "/xlogtemp.%d", (int) getpid());
 
    unlink(tmppath);
 
    /* do not use get_sync_bit() here --- want to fsync only at end of fill */
    fd = OpenTransientFile(tmppath, O_RDWR | O_CREAT | O_EXCL);
    if (fd < 0)
        ereport(ERROR,
                (errcode_for_file_access(),
                 errmsg("could not create file \"%s\": %m", tmppath)));
 
    errno = 0;
    pgstat_report_wait_start(WAIT_EVENT_TIMELINE_HISTORY_FILE_WRITE);
    if ((int) write(fd, content, size) != size)
    {
        int         save_errno = errno;
 
        /*
         * If we fail to make the file, delete it to release disk space
         */
        unlink(tmppath);
        /* if write didn't set errno, assume problem is no disk space */
        errno = save_errno ? save_errno : ENOSPC;
 
        ereport(ERROR,
                (errcode_for_file_access(),
                 errmsg("could not write to file \"%s\": %m", tmppath)));
    }
    pgstat_report_wait_end();
 
    pgstat_report_wait_start(WAIT_EVENT_TIMELINE_HISTORY_FILE_SYNC);
    if (pg_fsync(fd) != 0)
        ereport(data_sync_elevel(ERROR),
                (errcode_for_file_access(),
                 errmsg("could not fsync file \"%s\": %m", tmppath)));
    pgstat_report_wait_end();
 
    if (CloseTransientFile(fd) != 0)
        ereport(ERROR,
                (errcode_for_file_access(),
                 errmsg("could not close file \"%s\": %m", tmppath)));
 
    /*
     * Now move the completed history file into place with its final name,
     * replacing any existing file with the same name.
     */
    TLHistoryFilePath(path, tli);
    durable_rename(tmppath, path, ERROR);
}
 
/*
 * Returns true if 'expectedTLEs' contains a timeline with id 'tli'
 */
bool
tliInHistory(TimeLineID tli, List *expectedTLEs)
{
    ListCell   *cell;
 
    foreach(cell, expectedTLEs)
    {
        if (((TimeLineHistoryEntry *) lfirst(cell))->tli == tli)
            return true;
    }
 
    return false;
}
 
/*
 * Returns the ID of the timeline in use at a particular point in time, in
 * the given timeline history.
 */
TimeLineID
tliOfPointInHistory(XLogRecPtr ptr, List *history)
{
    ListCell   *cell;
 
    foreach(cell, history)
    {
        TimeLineHistoryEntry *tle = (TimeLineHistoryEntry *) lfirst(cell);
 
        if ((!XLogRecPtrIsValid(tle->begin) || tle->begin <= ptr) &&
            (!XLogRecPtrIsValid(tle->end) || ptr < tle->end))
        {
            /* found it */
            return tle->tli;
        }
    }
 
    /* shouldn't happen. */
    elog(ERROR, "timeline history was not contiguous");
    return 0;                   /* keep compiler quiet */
}
 
/*
 * Returns the point in history where we branched off the given timeline,
 * and the timeline we branched to (*nextTLI). Returns InvalidXLogRecPtr if
 * the timeline is current, ie. we have not branched off from it, and throws
 * an error if the timeline is not part of this server's history.
 */
XLogRecPtr
tliSwitchPoint(TimeLineID tli, List *history, TimeLineID *nextTLI)
{
    ListCell   *cell;
 
    if (nextTLI)
        *nextTLI = 0;
    foreach(cell, history)
    {
        TimeLineHistoryEntry *tle = (TimeLineHistoryEntry *) lfirst(cell);
 
        if (tle->tli == tli)
            return tle->end;
        if (nextTLI)
            *nextTLI = tle->tli;
    }
 
    ereport(ERROR,
            (errmsg("requested timeline %u is not in this server's history",
                    tli)));
    return InvalidXLogRecPtr;   /* keep compiler quiet */
}