pgstat_io.c

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/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 *
 * pgstat_io.c
 *    Implementation of IO statistics.
 *
 * This file contains the implementation of IO statistics. It is kept separate
 * from pgstat.c to enforce the line between the statistics access / storage
 * implementation and the details about individual types of statistics.
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2021-2023, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
 *
 * IDENTIFICATION
 *    src/backend/utils/activity/pgstat_io.c
 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
 
#include "postgres.h"
 
#include "executor/instrument.h"
#include "storage/bufmgr.h"
#include "utils/pgstat_internal.h"
 
 
typedef struct PgStat_PendingIO
{
    PgStat_Counter counts[IOOBJECT_NUM_TYPES][IOCONTEXT_NUM_TYPES][IOOP_NUM_TYPES];
    instr_time  pending_times[IOOBJECT_NUM_TYPES][IOCONTEXT_NUM_TYPES][IOOP_NUM_TYPES];
} PgStat_PendingIO;
 
 
static PgStat_PendingIO PendingIOStats;
bool        have_iostats = false;
 
 
/*
 * Check that stats have not been counted for any combination of IOObject,
 * IOContext, and IOOp which are not tracked for the passed-in BackendType. If
 * stats are tracked for this combination and IO times are non-zero, counts
 * should be non-zero.
 *
 * The passed-in PgStat_BktypeIO must contain stats from the BackendType
 * specified by the second parameter. Caller is responsible for locking the
 * passed-in PgStat_BktypeIO, if needed.
 */
bool
pgstat_bktype_io_stats_valid(PgStat_BktypeIO *backend_io,
                             BackendType bktype)
{
    for (int io_object = 0; io_object < IOOBJECT_NUM_TYPES; io_object++)
    {
        for (int io_context = 0; io_context < IOCONTEXT_NUM_TYPES; io_context++)
        {
            for (int io_op = 0; io_op < IOOP_NUM_TYPES; io_op++)
            {
                /* we do track it */
                if (pgstat_tracks_io_op(bktype, io_object, io_context, io_op))
                {
                    /* ensure that if IO times are non-zero, counts are > 0 */
                    if (backend_io->times[io_object][io_context][io_op] != 0 &&
                        backend_io->counts[io_object][io_context][io_op] <= 0)
                        return false;
 
                    continue;
                }
 
                /* we don't track it, and it is not 0 */
                if (backend_io->counts[io_object][io_context][io_op] != 0)
                    return false;
            }
        }
    }
 
    return true;
}
 
void
pgstat_count_io_op(IOObject io_object, IOContext io_context, IOOp io_op)
{
    pgstat_count_io_op_n(io_object, io_context, io_op, 1);
}
 
void
pgstat_count_io_op_n(IOObject io_object, IOContext io_context, IOOp io_op, uint32 cnt)
{
    Assert((unsigned int) io_object < IOOBJECT_NUM_TYPES);
    Assert((unsigned int) io_context < IOCONTEXT_NUM_TYPES);
    Assert((unsigned int) io_op < IOOP_NUM_TYPES);
    Assert(pgstat_tracks_io_op(MyBackendType, io_object, io_context, io_op));
 
    PendingIOStats.counts[io_object][io_context][io_op] += cnt;
 
    have_iostats = true;
}
 
instr_time
pgstat_prepare_io_time(void)
{
    instr_time  io_start;
 
    if (track_io_timing)
        INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(io_start);
    else
        INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(io_start);
 
    return io_start;
}
 
/*
 * Like pgstat_count_io_op_n() except it also accumulates time.
 */
void
pgstat_count_io_op_time(IOObject io_object, IOContext io_context, IOOp io_op,
                        instr_time start_time, uint32 cnt)
{
    if (track_io_timing)
    {
        instr_time  io_time;
 
        INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(io_time);
        INSTR_TIME_SUBTRACT(io_time, start_time);
 
        if (io_op == IOOP_WRITE || io_op == IOOP_EXTEND)
        {
            pgstat_count_buffer_write_time(INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(io_time));
            if (io_object == IOOBJECT_RELATION)
                INSTR_TIME_ADD(pgBufferUsage.shared_blk_write_time, io_time);
            else if (io_object == IOOBJECT_TEMP_RELATION)
                INSTR_TIME_ADD(pgBufferUsage.local_blk_write_time, io_time);
        }
        else if (io_op == IOOP_READ)
        {
            pgstat_count_buffer_read_time(INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(io_time));
            if (io_object == IOOBJECT_RELATION)
                INSTR_TIME_ADD(pgBufferUsage.shared_blk_read_time, io_time);
            else if (io_object == IOOBJECT_TEMP_RELATION)
                INSTR_TIME_ADD(pgBufferUsage.local_blk_read_time, io_time);
        }
 
        INSTR_TIME_ADD(PendingIOStats.pending_times[io_object][io_context][io_op],
                       io_time);
    }
 
    pgstat_count_io_op_n(io_object, io_context, io_op, cnt);
}
 
PgStat_IO *
pgstat_fetch_stat_io(void)
{
    pgstat_snapshot_fixed(PGSTAT_KIND_IO);
 
    return &pgStatLocal.snapshot.io;
}
 
/*
 * Flush out locally pending IO statistics
 *
 * If no stats have been recorded, this function returns false.
 *
 * If nowait is true, this function returns true if the lock could not be
 * acquired. Otherwise, return false.
 */
bool
pgstat_flush_io(bool nowait)
{
    LWLock     *bktype_lock;
    PgStat_BktypeIO *bktype_shstats;
 
    if (!have_iostats)
        return false;
 
    bktype_lock = &pgStatLocal.shmem->io.locks[MyBackendType];
    bktype_shstats =
        &pgStatLocal.shmem->io.stats.stats[MyBackendType];
 
    if (!nowait)
        LWLockAcquire(bktype_lock, LW_EXCLUSIVE);
    else if (!LWLockConditionalAcquire(bktype_lock, LW_EXCLUSIVE))
        return true;
 
    for (int io_object = 0; io_object < IOOBJECT_NUM_TYPES; io_object++)
    {
        for (int io_context = 0; io_context < IOCONTEXT_NUM_TYPES; io_context++)
        {
            for (int io_op = 0; io_op < IOOP_NUM_TYPES; io_op++)
            {
                instr_time  time;
 
                bktype_shstats->counts[io_object][io_context][io_op] +=
                    PendingIOStats.counts[io_object][io_context][io_op];
 
                time = PendingIOStats.pending_times[io_object][io_context][io_op];
 
                bktype_shstats->times[io_object][io_context][io_op] +=
                    INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(time);
            }
        }
    }
 
    Assert(pgstat_bktype_io_stats_valid(bktype_shstats, MyBackendType));
 
    LWLockRelease(bktype_lock);
 
    memset(&PendingIOStats, 0, sizeof(PendingIOStats));
 
    have_iostats = false;
 
    return false;
}
 
const char *
pgstat_get_io_context_name(IOContext io_context)
{
    switch (io_context)
    {
        case IOCONTEXT_BULKREAD:
            return "bulkread";
        case IOCONTEXT_BULKWRITE:
            return "bulkwrite";
        case IOCONTEXT_NORMAL:
            return "normal";
        case IOCONTEXT_VACUUM:
            return "vacuum";
    }
 
    elog(ERROR, "unrecognized IOContext value: %d", io_context);
    pg_unreachable();
}
 
const char *
pgstat_get_io_object_name(IOObject io_object)
{
    switch (io_object)
    {
        case IOOBJECT_RELATION:
            return "relation";
        case IOOBJECT_TEMP_RELATION:
            return "temp relation";
    }
 
    elog(ERROR, "unrecognized IOObject value: %d", io_object);
    pg_unreachable();
}
 
void
pgstat_io_reset_all_cb(TimestampTz ts)
{
    for (int i = 0; i < BACKEND_NUM_TYPES; i++)
    {
        LWLock     *bktype_lock = &pgStatLocal.shmem->io.locks[i];
        PgStat_BktypeIO *bktype_shstats = &pgStatLocal.shmem->io.stats.stats[i];
 
        LWLockAcquire(bktype_lock, LW_EXCLUSIVE);
 
        /*
         * Use the lock in the first BackendType's PgStat_BktypeIO to protect
         * the reset timestamp as well.
         */
        if (i == 0)
            pgStatLocal.shmem->io.stats.stat_reset_timestamp = ts;
 
        memset(bktype_shstats, 0, sizeof(*bktype_shstats));
        LWLockRelease(bktype_lock);
    }
}
 
void
pgstat_io_snapshot_cb(void)
{
    for (int i = 0; i < BACKEND_NUM_TYPES; i++)
    {
        LWLock     *bktype_lock = &pgStatLocal.shmem->io.locks[i];
        PgStat_BktypeIO *bktype_shstats = &pgStatLocal.shmem->io.stats.stats[i];
        PgStat_BktypeIO *bktype_snap = &pgStatLocal.snapshot.io.stats[i];
 
        LWLockAcquire(bktype_lock, LW_SHARED);
 
        /*
         * Use the lock in the first BackendType's PgStat_BktypeIO to protect
         * the reset timestamp as well.
         */
        if (i == 0)
            pgStatLocal.snapshot.io.stat_reset_timestamp =
                pgStatLocal.shmem->io.stats.stat_reset_timestamp;
 
        /* using struct assignment due to better type safety */
        *bktype_snap = *bktype_shstats;
        LWLockRelease(bktype_lock);
    }
}
 
/*
* IO statistics are not collected for all BackendTypes.
*
* The following BackendTypes do not participate in the cumulative stats
* subsystem or do not perform IO on which we currently track:
* - Syslogger because it is not connected to shared memory
* - Archiver because most relevant archiving IO is delegated to a
*   specialized command or module
* - WAL Receiver and WAL Writer IO is not tracked in pg_stat_io for now
*
* Function returns true if BackendType participates in the cumulative stats
* subsystem for IO and false if it does not.
*
* When adding a new BackendType, also consider adding relevant restrictions to
* pgstat_tracks_io_object() and pgstat_tracks_io_op().
*/
bool
pgstat_tracks_io_bktype(BackendType bktype)
{
    /*
     * List every type so that new backend types trigger a warning about
     * needing to adjust this switch.
     */
    switch (bktype)
    {
        case B_INVALID:
        case B_ARCHIVER:
        case B_LOGGER:
        case B_WAL_RECEIVER:
        case B_WAL_WRITER:
            return false;
 
        case B_AUTOVAC_LAUNCHER:
        case B_AUTOVAC_WORKER:
        case B_BACKEND:
        case B_BG_WORKER:
        case B_BG_WRITER:
        case B_CHECKPOINTER:
        case B_STANDALONE_BACKEND:
        case B_STARTUP:
        case B_WAL_SENDER:
            return true;
    }
 
    return false;
}
 
/*
 * Some BackendTypes do not perform IO on certain IOObjects or in certain
 * IOContexts. Some IOObjects are never operated on in some IOContexts. Check
 * that the given BackendType is expected to do IO in the given IOContext and
 * on the given IOObject and that the given IOObject is expected to be operated
 * on in the given IOContext.
 */
bool
pgstat_tracks_io_object(BackendType bktype, IOObject io_object,
                        IOContext io_context)
{
    bool        no_temp_rel;
 
    /*
     * Some BackendTypes should never track IO statistics.
     */
    if (!pgstat_tracks_io_bktype(bktype))
        return false;
 
    /*
     * Currently, IO on temporary relations can only occur in the
     * IOCONTEXT_NORMAL IOContext.
     */
    if (io_context != IOCONTEXT_NORMAL &&
        io_object == IOOBJECT_TEMP_RELATION)
        return false;
 
    /*
     * In core Postgres, only regular backends and WAL Sender processes
     * executing queries will use local buffers and operate on temporary
     * relations. Parallel workers will not use local buffers (see
     * InitLocalBuffers()); however, extensions leveraging background workers
     * have no such limitation, so track IO on IOOBJECT_TEMP_RELATION for
     * BackendType B_BG_WORKER.
     */
    no_temp_rel = bktype == B_AUTOVAC_LAUNCHER || bktype == B_BG_WRITER ||
        bktype == B_CHECKPOINTER || bktype == B_AUTOVAC_WORKER ||
        bktype == B_STANDALONE_BACKEND || bktype == B_STARTUP;
 
    if (no_temp_rel && io_context == IOCONTEXT_NORMAL &&
        io_object == IOOBJECT_TEMP_RELATION)
        return false;
 
    /*
     * Some BackendTypes do not currently perform any IO in certain
     * IOContexts, and, while it may not be inherently incorrect for them to
     * do so, excluding those rows from the view makes the view easier to use.
     */
    if ((bktype == B_CHECKPOINTER || bktype == B_BG_WRITER) &&
        (io_context == IOCONTEXT_BULKREAD ||
         io_context == IOCONTEXT_BULKWRITE ||
         io_context == IOCONTEXT_VACUUM))
        return false;
 
    if (bktype == B_AUTOVAC_LAUNCHER && io_context == IOCONTEXT_VACUUM)
        return false;
 
    if ((bktype == B_AUTOVAC_WORKER || bktype == B_AUTOVAC_LAUNCHER) &&
        io_context == IOCONTEXT_BULKWRITE)
        return false;
 
    return true;
}
 
/*
 * Some BackendTypes will never do certain IOOps and some IOOps should not
 * occur in certain IOContexts or on certain IOObjects. Check that the given
 * IOOp is valid for the given BackendType in the given IOContext and on the
 * given IOObject. Note that there are currently no cases of an IOOp being
 * invalid for a particular BackendType only within a certain IOContext and/or
 * only on a certain IOObject.
 */
bool
pgstat_tracks_io_op(BackendType bktype, IOObject io_object,
                    IOContext io_context, IOOp io_op)
{
    bool        strategy_io_context;
 
    /* if (io_context, io_object) will never collect stats, we're done */
    if (!pgstat_tracks_io_object(bktype, io_object, io_context))
        return false;
 
    /*
     * Some BackendTypes will not do certain IOOps.
     */
    if ((bktype == B_BG_WRITER || bktype == B_CHECKPOINTER) &&
        (io_op == IOOP_READ || io_op == IOOP_EVICT || io_op == IOOP_HIT))
        return false;
 
    if ((bktype == B_AUTOVAC_LAUNCHER || bktype == B_BG_WRITER ||
         bktype == B_CHECKPOINTER) && io_op == IOOP_EXTEND)
        return false;
 
    /*
     * Temporary tables are not logged and thus do not require fsync'ing.
     * Writeback is not requested for temporary tables.
     */
    if (io_object == IOOBJECT_TEMP_RELATION &&
        (io_op == IOOP_FSYNC || io_op == IOOP_WRITEBACK))
        return false;
 
    /*
     * Some IOOps are not valid in certain IOContexts and some IOOps are only
     * valid in certain contexts.
     */
    if (io_context == IOCONTEXT_BULKREAD && io_op == IOOP_EXTEND)
        return false;
 
    strategy_io_context = io_context == IOCONTEXT_BULKREAD ||
        io_context == IOCONTEXT_BULKWRITE || io_context == IOCONTEXT_VACUUM;
 
    /*
     * IOOP_REUSE is only relevant when a BufferAccessStrategy is in use.
     */
    if (!strategy_io_context && io_op == IOOP_REUSE)
        return false;
 
    /*
     * IOOP_FSYNC IOOps done by a backend using a BufferAccessStrategy are
     * counted in the IOCONTEXT_NORMAL IOContext. See comment in
     * register_dirty_segment() for more details.
     */
    if (strategy_io_context && io_op == IOOP_FSYNC)
        return false;
 
 
    return true;
}