diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml
index 673a0e73e4..6d56912221 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml
@@ -424,6 +424,13 @@ postgres 27093 0.0 0.0 30096 2752 ? Ss 11:34 0:00 postgres: ser
+
+ pg_stat_walpg_stat_wal
+ One row only, showing statistics about the WAL writing activity. See
+ for details.
+
+
+
pg_stat_databasepg_stat_database
One row per database, showing database-wide statistics. See
@@ -3280,6 +3287,56 @@ SELECT pid, wait_event_type, wait_event FROM pg_stat_activity WHERE wait_event i
+
+ pg_stat_wal
+
+
+ pg_stat_wal
+
+
+
+ The pg_stat_wal view will always have a
+ single row, containing data about the WAL writing activity of the cluster.
+
+
+
+ pg_stat_wal View
+
+
+
+
+ Column Type
+
+
+ Description
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ wal_buffers_full bigint
+
+
+ Number of WAL writes when the are full
+
+
+
+
+
+ stats_reset timestamp with time zone
+
+
+ Time at which these statistics were last reset
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
pg_stat_database
@@ -4668,8 +4725,9 @@ SELECT pid, wait_event_type, wait_event FROM pg_stat_activity WHERE wait_event i
argument. The argument can be bgwriter to reset
all the counters shown in
the pg_stat_bgwriter
- view, or archiver to reset all the counters shown in
- the pg_stat_archiver view.
+ view, archiver to reset all the counters shown in
+ the pg_stat_archiver view ,or wal
+ to reset all the counters shown in the pg_stat_wal view.
This function is restricted to superusers by default, but other users
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 61754312e2..3a06cacefb 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -2195,6 +2195,7 @@ AdvanceXLInsertBuffer(XLogRecPtr upto, bool opportunistic)
WriteRqst.Flush = 0;
XLogWrite(WriteRqst, false);
LWLockRelease(WALWriteLock);
+ WalStats.m_wal_buffers_full++;
TRACE_POSTGRESQL_WAL_BUFFER_WRITE_DIRTY_DONE();
}
/* Re-acquire WALBufMappingLock and retry */
diff --git a/src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql b/src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql
index ed4f3f142d..643445c189 100644
--- a/src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql
+++ b/src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql
@@ -979,6 +979,11 @@ CREATE VIEW pg_stat_bgwriter AS
pg_stat_get_buf_alloc() AS buffers_alloc,
pg_stat_get_bgwriter_stat_reset_time() AS stats_reset;
+CREATE VIEW pg_stat_wal AS
+ SELECT
+ pg_stat_get_wal_buffers_full() AS wal_buffers_full,
+ pg_stat_get_wal_stat_reset_time() AS stats_reset;
+
CREATE VIEW pg_stat_progress_analyze AS
SELECT
S.pid AS pid, S.datid AS datid, D.datname AS datname,
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/autovacuum.c b/src/backend/postmaster/autovacuum.c
index 2cef56f115..8dca6628de 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/autovacuum.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/autovacuum.c
@@ -795,6 +795,13 @@ AutoVacLauncherMain(int argc, char *argv[])
current_time, 0))
launch_worker(current_time);
}
+
+ /*
+ * Send wal statistics because some xlog may be written.
+ * It accesses the system table, which may cause HOT
+ * pruning or killing of dead index tuple.
+ */
+ pgstat_send_wal();
}
AutoVacLauncherShutdown();
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/checkpointer.c b/src/backend/postmaster/checkpointer.c
index 3e7dcd4f76..1f4fee1f3b 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/checkpointer.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/checkpointer.c
@@ -504,6 +504,9 @@ CheckpointerMain(void)
*/
pgstat_send_bgwriter();
+ /* Send wal statistics to the stats collector. */
+ pgstat_send_wal();
+
/*
* If any checkpoint flags have been set, redo the loop to handle the
* checkpoint without sleeping.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/pgstat.c b/src/backend/postmaster/pgstat.c
index e6be2b7836..7127beca66 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/pgstat.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/pgstat.c
@@ -141,6 +141,13 @@ char *pgstat_stat_tmpname = NULL;
*/
PgStat_MsgBgWriter BgWriterStats;
+/*
+ * WAL global statistics counter.
+ * This counter is incremented by both each backend and background.
+ * And then, sent to the stat collector process.
+ */
+PgStat_MsgWal WalStats;
+
/*
* List of SLRU names that we keep stats for. There is no central registry of
* SLRUs, so we use this fixed list instead. The "other" entry is used for
@@ -281,6 +288,7 @@ static int localNumBackends = 0;
*/
static PgStat_ArchiverStats archiverStats;
static PgStat_GlobalStats globalStats;
+static PgStat_WalStats walStats;
static PgStat_SLRUStats slruStats[SLRU_NUM_ELEMENTS];
/*
@@ -353,6 +361,7 @@ static void pgstat_recv_vacuum(PgStat_MsgVacuum *msg, int len);
static void pgstat_recv_analyze(PgStat_MsgAnalyze *msg, int len);
static void pgstat_recv_archiver(PgStat_MsgArchiver *msg, int len);
static void pgstat_recv_bgwriter(PgStat_MsgBgWriter *msg, int len);
+static void pgstat_recv_wal(PgStat_MsgWal *msg, int len);
static void pgstat_recv_slru(PgStat_MsgSLRU *msg, int len);
static void pgstat_recv_funcstat(PgStat_MsgFuncstat *msg, int len);
static void pgstat_recv_funcpurge(PgStat_MsgFuncpurge *msg, int len);
@@ -938,6 +947,9 @@ pgstat_report_stat(bool force)
/* Now, send function statistics */
pgstat_send_funcstats();
+ /* Send wal statistics */
+ pgstat_send_wal();
+
/* Finally send SLRU statistics */
pgstat_send_slru();
}
@@ -1370,11 +1382,13 @@ pgstat_reset_shared_counters(const char *target)
msg.m_resettarget = RESET_ARCHIVER;
else if (strcmp(target, "bgwriter") == 0)
msg.m_resettarget = RESET_BGWRITER;
+ else if (strcmp(target, "wal") == 0)
+ msg.m_resettarget = RESET_WAL;
else
ereport(ERROR,
(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
errmsg("unrecognized reset target: \"%s\"", target),
- errhint("Target must be \"archiver\" or \"bgwriter\".")));
+ errhint("Target must be \"archiver\", \"bgwriter\" or \"wal\".")));
pgstat_setheader(&msg.m_hdr, PGSTAT_MTYPE_RESETSHAREDCOUNTER);
pgstat_send(&msg, sizeof(msg));
@@ -2674,6 +2688,21 @@ pgstat_fetch_global(void)
return &globalStats;
}
+/*
+ * ---------
+ * pgstat_fetch_stat_wal() -
+ *
+ * Support function for the SQL-callable pgstat* functions. Returns
+ * a pointer to the wal statistics struct.
+ * ---------
+ */
+PgStat_WalStats *
+pgstat_fetch_stat_wal(void)
+{
+ backend_read_statsfile();
+
+ return &walStats;
+}
/*
* ---------
@@ -4419,6 +4448,38 @@ pgstat_send_bgwriter(void)
MemSet(&BgWriterStats, 0, sizeof(BgWriterStats));
}
+/* ----------
+ * pgstat_send_wal() -
+ *
+ * Send wal statistics to the collector
+ * ----------
+ */
+void
+pgstat_send_wal(void)
+{
+ /* We assume this initializes to zeroes */
+ static const PgStat_MsgWal all_zeroes;
+
+ /*
+ * This function can be called even if nothing at all has happened. In
+ * this case, avoid sending a completely empty message to the stats
+ * collector.
+ */
+ if (memcmp(&WalStats, &all_zeroes, sizeof(PgStat_MsgWal)) == 0)
+ return;
+
+ /*
+ * Prepare and send the message
+ */
+ pgstat_setheader(&WalStats.m_hdr, PGSTAT_MTYPE_WAL);
+ pgstat_send(&WalStats, sizeof(WalStats));
+
+ /*
+ * Clear out the statistics buffer, so it can be re-used.
+ */
+ MemSet(&WalStats, 0, sizeof(WalStats));
+}
+
/* ----------
* pgstat_send_slru() -
*
@@ -4658,6 +4719,10 @@ PgstatCollectorMain(int argc, char *argv[])
pgstat_recv_bgwriter(&msg.msg_bgwriter, len);
break;
+ case PGSTAT_MTYPE_WAL:
+ pgstat_recv_wal(&msg.msg_wal, len);
+ break;
+
case PGSTAT_MTYPE_SLRU:
pgstat_recv_slru(&msg.msg_slru, len);
break;
@@ -4927,6 +4992,12 @@ pgstat_write_statsfiles(bool permanent, bool allDbs)
rc = fwrite(&archiverStats, sizeof(archiverStats), 1, fpout);
(void) rc; /* we'll check for error with ferror */
+ /*
+ * Write wal stats struct
+ */
+ rc = fwrite(&walStats, sizeof(walStats), 1, fpout);
+ (void) rc; /* we'll check for error with ferror */
+
/*
* Write SLRU stats struct
*/
@@ -5186,11 +5257,12 @@ pgstat_read_statsfiles(Oid onlydb, bool permanent, bool deep)
HASH_ELEM | HASH_BLOBS | HASH_CONTEXT);
/*
- * Clear out global and archiver statistics so they start from zero in
+ * Clear out global, archiver and wal statistics so they start from zero in
* case we can't load an existing statsfile.
*/
memset(&globalStats, 0, sizeof(globalStats));
memset(&archiverStats, 0, sizeof(archiverStats));
+ memset(&walStats, 0, sizeof(walStats));
memset(&slruStats, 0, sizeof(slruStats));
/*
@@ -5199,6 +5271,7 @@ pgstat_read_statsfiles(Oid onlydb, bool permanent, bool deep)
*/
globalStats.stat_reset_timestamp = GetCurrentTimestamp();
archiverStats.stat_reset_timestamp = globalStats.stat_reset_timestamp;
+ walStats.stat_reset_timestamp = globalStats.stat_reset_timestamp;
/*
* Set the same reset timestamp for all SLRU items too.
@@ -5268,6 +5341,17 @@ pgstat_read_statsfiles(Oid onlydb, bool permanent, bool deep)
goto done;
}
+ /*
+ * Read wal stats struct
+ */
+ if (fread(&walStats, 1, sizeof(walStats), fpin) != sizeof(walStats))
+ {
+ ereport(pgStatRunningInCollector ? LOG : WARNING,
+ (errmsg("corrupted statistics file \"%s\"", statfile)));
+ memset(&walStats, 0, sizeof(walStats));
+ goto done;
+ }
+
/*
* Read SLRU stats struct
*/
@@ -5633,6 +5717,17 @@ pgstat_read_db_statsfile_timestamp(Oid databaseid, bool permanent,
return false;
}
+ /*
+ * Read wal stats struct
+ */
+ if (fread(&walStats, 1, sizeof(walStats), fpin) != sizeof(walStats))
+ {
+ ereport(pgStatRunningInCollector ? LOG : WARNING,
+ (errmsg("corrupted statistics file \"%s\"", statfile)));
+ FreeFile(fpin);
+ return false;
+ }
+
/*
* Read SLRU stats struct
*/
@@ -6213,6 +6308,12 @@ pgstat_recv_resetsharedcounter(PgStat_MsgResetsharedcounter *msg, int len)
memset(&archiverStats, 0, sizeof(archiverStats));
archiverStats.stat_reset_timestamp = GetCurrentTimestamp();
}
+ else if (msg->m_resettarget == RESET_WAL)
+ {
+ /* Reset the wal statistics for the cluster. */
+ memset(&walStats, 0, sizeof(walStats));
+ walStats.stat_reset_timestamp = GetCurrentTimestamp();
+ }
/*
* Presumably the sender of this message validated the target, don't
@@ -6427,6 +6528,18 @@ pgstat_recv_bgwriter(PgStat_MsgBgWriter *msg, int len)
globalStats.buf_alloc += msg->m_buf_alloc;
}
+/* ----------
+ * pgstat_recv_wal() -
+ *
+ * Process a WAL message.
+ * ----------
+ */
+static void
+pgstat_recv_wal(PgStat_MsgWal *msg, int len)
+{
+ walStats.wal_buffers_full += msg->m_wal_buffers_full;
+}
+
/* ----------
* pgstat_recv_slru() -
*
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/launcher.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/launcher.c
index bdaf0312d6..23d7e2b537 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/launcher.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/launcher.c
@@ -1037,6 +1037,13 @@ ApplyLauncherMain(Datum main_arg)
wait_time = wal_retrieve_retry_interval;
}
+ /*
+ * Send wal statistics because some xlog may be written.
+ * It accesses the system table, which may cause HOT
+ * pruning or killing of dead index tuple.
+ */
+ pgstat_send_wal();
+
/* Wait for more work. */
rc = WaitLatch(MyLatch,
WL_LATCH_SET | WL_TIMEOUT | WL_EXIT_ON_PM_DEATH,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/worker.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/worker.c
index d239d28c09..f580d8b01b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/worker.c
@@ -2200,6 +2200,13 @@ LogicalRepApplyLoop(XLogRecPtr last_received)
MemoryContextResetAndDeleteChildren(ApplyMessageContext);
MemoryContextSwitchTo(TopMemoryContext);
+ /*
+ * Send wal statistics because some xlog may be written.
+ * It accesses the system table, which may cause HOT
+ * pruning or killing of dead index tuple.
+ */
+ pgstat_send_wal();
+
/* Check if we need to exit the streaming loop. */
if (endofstream)
{
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/walsender.c b/src/backend/replication/walsender.c
index 7c9d1b67df..1180383531 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/walsender.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/walsender.c
@@ -2883,6 +2883,13 @@ XLogSendLogical(void)
LogicalDecodingProcessRecord(logical_decoding_ctx, logical_decoding_ctx->reader);
sentPtr = logical_decoding_ctx->reader->EndRecPtr;
+
+ /*
+ * Send wal statistics because some xlog may be written.
+ * It accesses the system table, which may cause HOT
+ * pruning or killing of dead index tuple.
+ */
+ pgstat_send_wal();
}
/*
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/pgstatfuncs.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/pgstatfuncs.c
index 95738a4e34..aa41330796 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/pgstatfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/pgstatfuncs.c
@@ -1697,6 +1697,18 @@ pg_stat_get_buf_alloc(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
PG_RETURN_INT64(pgstat_fetch_global()->buf_alloc);
}
+Datum
+pg_stat_get_wal_buffers_full(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
+{
+ PG_RETURN_INT64(pgstat_fetch_stat_wal()->wal_buffers_full);
+}
+
+Datum
+pg_stat_get_wal_stat_reset_time(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
+{
+ PG_RETURN_TIMESTAMPTZ(pgstat_fetch_stat_wal()->stat_reset_timestamp);
+}
+
/*
* Returns statistics of SLRU caches.
*/
diff --git a/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat b/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat
index 96d7efd427..dde0cb55ce 100644
--- a/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat
+++ b/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat
@@ -5484,6 +5484,14 @@
proname => 'pg_stat_get_buf_alloc', provolatile => 's', proparallel => 'r',
prorettype => 'int8', proargtypes => '', prosrc => 'pg_stat_get_buf_alloc' },
+{ oid => '1136', descr => 'statistics: number of WAL writes when the wal buffers are full',
+ proname => 'pg_stat_get_wal_buffers_full', provolatile => 's', proparallel => 'r',
+ prorettype => 'int8', proargtypes => '', prosrc => 'pg_stat_get_wal_buffers_full' },
+{ oid => '1137', descr => 'statistics: last reset for the walwriter',
+ proname => 'pg_stat_get_wal_stat_reset_time', provolatile => 's',
+ proparallel => 'r', prorettype => 'timestamptz', proargtypes => '',
+ prosrc => 'pg_stat_get_wal_stat_reset_time' },
+
{ oid => '2306', descr => 'statistics: information about SLRU caches',
proname => 'pg_stat_get_slru', prorows => '100', proisstrict => 'f',
proretset => 't', provolatile => 's', proparallel => 'r',
diff --git a/src/include/pgstat.h b/src/include/pgstat.h
index 0dfbac46b4..eb706068ba 100644
--- a/src/include/pgstat.h
+++ b/src/include/pgstat.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ typedef enum StatMsgType
PGSTAT_MTYPE_ANALYZE,
PGSTAT_MTYPE_ARCHIVER,
PGSTAT_MTYPE_BGWRITER,
+ PGSTAT_MTYPE_WAL,
PGSTAT_MTYPE_SLRU,
PGSTAT_MTYPE_FUNCSTAT,
PGSTAT_MTYPE_FUNCPURGE,
@@ -122,7 +123,8 @@ typedef struct PgStat_TableCounts
typedef enum PgStat_Shared_Reset_Target
{
RESET_ARCHIVER,
- RESET_BGWRITER
+ RESET_BGWRITER,
+ RESET_WAL
} PgStat_Shared_Reset_Target;
/* Possible object types for resetting single counters */
@@ -436,6 +438,16 @@ typedef struct PgStat_MsgBgWriter
PgStat_Counter m_checkpoint_sync_time;
} PgStat_MsgBgWriter;
+/* ----------
+ * PgStat_MsgWal Sent by each backend and background workers to update WAL statistics.
+ * ----------
+ */
+typedef struct PgStat_MsgWal
+{
+ PgStat_MsgHdr m_hdr;
+ PgStat_Counter m_wal_buffers_full; /* number of WAL write caused by full of WAL buffers */
+} PgStat_MsgWal;
+
/* ----------
* PgStat_MsgSLRU Sent by a backend to update SLRU statistics.
* ----------
@@ -596,6 +608,7 @@ typedef union PgStat_Msg
PgStat_MsgAnalyze msg_analyze;
PgStat_MsgArchiver msg_archiver;
PgStat_MsgBgWriter msg_bgwriter;
+ PgStat_MsgWal msg_wal;
PgStat_MsgSLRU msg_slru;
PgStat_MsgFuncstat msg_funcstat;
PgStat_MsgFuncpurge msg_funcpurge;
@@ -745,6 +758,15 @@ typedef struct PgStat_GlobalStats
TimestampTz stat_reset_timestamp;
} PgStat_GlobalStats;
+/*
+ * WAL statistics kept in the stats collector
+ */
+typedef struct PgStat_WalStats
+{
+ PgStat_Counter wal_buffers_full; /* number of WAL write caused by full of WAL buffers */
+ TimestampTz stat_reset_timestamp; /* last time when the stats reset */
+} PgStat_WalStats;
+
/*
* SLRU statistics kept in the stats collector
*/
@@ -1265,6 +1287,11 @@ extern char *pgstat_stat_filename;
*/
extern PgStat_MsgBgWriter BgWriterStats;
+/*
+ * WAL writes statistics counter is updated by backend and background workers
+ */
+extern PgStat_MsgWal WalStats;
+
/*
* Updated by pgstat_count_buffer_*_time macros
*/
@@ -1464,6 +1491,7 @@ extern void pgstat_twophase_postabort(TransactionId xid, uint16 info,
extern void pgstat_send_archiver(const char *xlog, bool failed);
extern void pgstat_send_bgwriter(void);
+extern void pgstat_send_wal(void);
/* ----------
* Support functions for the SQL-callable functions to
@@ -1478,6 +1506,7 @@ extern PgStat_StatFuncEntry *pgstat_fetch_stat_funcentry(Oid funcid);
extern int pgstat_fetch_stat_numbackends(void);
extern PgStat_ArchiverStats *pgstat_fetch_stat_archiver(void);
extern PgStat_GlobalStats *pgstat_fetch_global(void);
+extern PgStat_WalStats *pgstat_fetch_stat_wal(void);
extern PgStat_SLRUStats *pgstat_fetch_slru(void);
extern void pgstat_count_slru_page_zeroed(int slru_idx);
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/rules.out b/src/test/regress/expected/rules.out
index 2a18dc423e..1e4ac4432e 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/rules.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/rules.out
@@ -2129,6 +2129,8 @@ pg_stat_user_tables| SELECT pg_stat_all_tables.relid,
pg_stat_all_tables.autoanalyze_count
FROM pg_stat_all_tables
WHERE ((pg_stat_all_tables.schemaname <> ALL (ARRAY['pg_catalog'::name, 'information_schema'::name])) AND (pg_stat_all_tables.schemaname !~ '^pg_toast'::text));
+pg_stat_wal| SELECT pg_stat_get_wal_buffers_full() AS wal_buffers_full,
+ pg_stat_get_wal_stat_reset_time() AS stats_reset;
pg_stat_wal_receiver| SELECT s.pid,
s.status,
s.receive_start_lsn,
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/sysviews.out b/src/test/regress/expected/sysviews.out
index 1cffc3349d..81bdacf59d 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/sysviews.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/sysviews.out
@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@ select count(*) >= 0 as ok from pg_prepared_xacts;
t
(1 row)
+-- There must be only one record
+select count(*) = 1 as ok from pg_stat_wal;
+ ok
+----
+ t
+(1 row)
+
-- This is to record the prevailing planner enable_foo settings during
-- a regression test run.
select name, setting from pg_settings where name like 'enable%';
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/sysviews.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/sysviews.sql
index ac4a0e1cbb..b9b875bc6a 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/sysviews.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/sysviews.sql
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ select count(*) = 0 as ok from pg_prepared_statements;
-- See also prepared_xacts.sql
select count(*) >= 0 as ok from pg_prepared_xacts;
+-- There must be only one record
+select count(*) = 1 as ok from pg_stat_wal;
+
-- This is to record the prevailing planner enable_foo settings during
-- a regression test run.
select name, setting from pg_settings where name like 'enable%';