Revert "Improve handling of parameter differences in physical replication"

This reverts commit 246f136e.

That patch wasn't quite complete enough.

Discussion: https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/E1jIpJu-0007Ql-CL%40gemulon.postgresql.org

doc/src/sgml/high-availability.sgml

@@ -2148,14 +2148,18 @@ LOG:  database system is ready to accept read only connections
    </para>
 
    <para>
-    The settings of some parameters determine the size of shared memory for
-    tracking transaction IDs, locks, and prepared transactions.  These shared
-    memory structures should be no smaller on a standby than on the primary.
-    Otherwise, it could happen that the standby runs out of shared memory
-    during recovery.  For example, if the primary uses a prepared transaction
-    but the standby did not allocate any shared memory for tracking prepared
-    transactions, then recovery will abort and cannot continue until the
-    standby's configuration is changed.  The parameters affected are:
+    The setting of some parameters on the standby will need reconfiguration
+    if they have been changed on the primary. For these parameters,
+    the value on the standby must
+    be equal to or greater than the value on the primary.
+    Therefore, if you want to increase these values, you should do so on all
+    standby servers first, before applying the changes to the primary server.
+    Conversely, if you want to decrease these values, you should do so on the
+    primary server first, before applying the changes to all standby servers.
+    If these parameters
+    are not set high enough then the standby will refuse to start.
+    Higher values can then be supplied and the server
+    restarted to begin recovery again.  These parameters are:
 
       <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
@@ -2184,34 +2188,6 @@ LOG:  database system is ready to accept read only connections
         </para>
        </listitem>
       </itemizedlist>
-
-    The easiest way to ensure this does not become a problem is to have these
-    parameters set on the standbys to values equal to or greater than on the
-    primary.  Therefore, if you want to increase these values, you should do
-    so on all standby servers first, before applying the changes to the
-    primary server.  Conversely, if you want to decrease these values, you
-    should do so on the primary server first, before applying the changes to
-    all standby servers.  The WAL tracks changes to these parameters on the
-    primary, and if a standby processes WAL that indicates that the current
-    value on the primary is higher than its own value, it will log a warning, for example:
-<screen>
-WARNING:  insufficient setting for parameter max_connections
-DETAIL:  max_connections = 80 is a lower setting than on the master server (where its value was 100).
-HINT:  Change parameters and restart the server, or there may be resource exhaustion errors sooner or later.
-</screen>
-    Recovery will continue but could abort at any time thereafter.  (It could
-    also never end up failing if the activity on the primary does not actually
-    require the full extent of the allocated shared memory resources.)  If
-    recovery reaches a point where it cannot continue due to lack of shared
-    memory, recovery will pause and another warning will be logged, for example:
-<screen>
-WARNING:  recovery paused because of insufficient parameter settings
-DETAIL:  See earlier in the log about which settings are insufficient.
-HINT:  Recovery cannot continue unless the configuration is changed and the server restarted.
-</screen>
-    This warning will repeated once a minute.  At that point, the settings on
-    the standby need to be updated and the instance restarted before recovery
-    can continue.
    </para>
 
    <para>

src/backend/access/transam/twophase.c

@@ -2360,14 +2360,11 @@ PrepareRedoAdd(char *buf, XLogRecPtr start_lsn,
 
 	/* Get a free gxact from the freelist */
 	if (TwoPhaseState->freeGXacts == NULL)
-	{
-		StandbyParamErrorPauseRecovery();
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY),
 				 errmsg("maximum number of prepared transactions reached"),
 				 errhint("Increase max_prepared_transactions (currently %d).",
 						 max_prepared_xacts)));
-	}
 	gxact = TwoPhaseState->freeGXacts;
 	TwoPhaseState->freeGXacts = gxact->next;
 

src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c

@@ -266,8 +266,6 @@ bool		InArchiveRecovery = false;
 static bool standby_signal_file_found = false;
 static bool recovery_signal_file_found = false;
 
-static bool need_restart_for_parameter_values = false;
-
 /* Was the last xlog file restored from archive, or local? */
 static bool restoredFromArchive = false;
 
@@ -6020,54 +6018,6 @@ SetRecoveryPause(bool recoveryPause)
 	SpinLockRelease(&XLogCtl->info_lck);
 }
 
-/*
- * If in hot standby, pause recovery because of a parameter conflict.
- *
- * Similar to recoveryPausesHere() but with a different messaging.  The user
- * is expected to make the parameter change and restart the server.  If they
- * just unpause recovery, they will then run into whatever error is after this
- * function call for the non-hot-standby case.
- *
- * We intentionally do not give advice about specific parameters or values
- * here because it might be misleading.  For example, if we run out of lock
- * space, then in the single-server case we would recommend raising
- * max_locks_per_transaction, but in recovery it could equally be the case
- * that max_connections is out of sync with the primary.  If we get here, we
- * have already logged any parameter discrepancies in
- * RecoveryRequiresIntParameter(), so users can go back to that and get
- * concrete and accurate information.
- */
-void
-StandbyParamErrorPauseRecovery(void)
-{
-	TimestampTz last_warning = 0;
-
-	if (!AmStartupProcess() || !need_restart_for_parameter_values)
-		return;
-
-	SetRecoveryPause(true);
-
-	do
-	{
-		TimestampTz now = GetCurrentTimestamp();
-
-		if (TimestampDifferenceExceeds(last_warning, now, 60000))
-		{
-			ereport(WARNING,
-					(errmsg("recovery paused because of insufficient parameter settings"),
-					 errdetail("See earlier in the log about which settings are insufficient."),
-					 errhint("Recovery cannot continue unless the configuration is changed and the server restarted.")));
-			last_warning = now;
-		}
-
-		pgstat_report_wait_start(WAIT_EVENT_RECOVERY_PAUSE);
-		pg_usleep(1000000L);    /* 1000 ms */
-		pgstat_report_wait_end();
-		HandleStartupProcInterrupts();
-	}
-	while (RecoveryIsPaused());
-}
-
 /*
  * When recovery_min_apply_delay is set, we wait long enough to make sure
  * certain record types are applied at least that interval behind the master.
@@ -6247,20 +6197,16 @@ GetXLogReceiptTime(TimestampTz *rtime, bool *fromStream)
  * Note that text field supplied is a parameter name and does not require
  * translation
  */
-static void
-RecoveryRequiresIntParameter(const char *param_name, int currValue, int minValue)
-{
-	if (currValue < minValue)
-	{
-		ereport(WARNING,
-				(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
-				 errmsg("insufficient setting for parameter %s", param_name),
-				 errdetail("%s = %d is a lower setting than on the master server (where its value was %d).",
-						   param_name, currValue, minValue),
-				 errhint("Change parameters and restart the server, or there may be resource exhaustion errors sooner or later.")));
-		need_restart_for_parameter_values = true;
-	}
-}
+#define RecoveryRequiresIntParameter(param_name, currValue, minValue) \
+do { \
+	if ((currValue) < (minValue)) \
+		ereport(ERROR, \
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE), \
+				 errmsg("hot standby is not possible because %s = %d is a lower setting than on the master server (its value was %d)", \
+						param_name, \
+						currValue, \
+						minValue))); \
+} while(0)
 
 /*
  * Check to see if required parameters are set high enough on this server

src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c

@@ -3654,14 +3654,7 @@ KnownAssignedXidsAdd(TransactionId from_xid, TransactionId to_xid,
 		 * If it still won't fit then we're out of memory
 		 */
 		if (head + nxids > pArray->maxKnownAssignedXids)
-		{
-			StandbyParamErrorPauseRecovery();
-			ereport(ERROR,
-					(errcode(ERRCODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY),
-					 errmsg("out of shared memory"),
-					 errdetail("There are no more KnownAssignedXids slots."),
-					 errhint("You might need to increase max_connections.")));
-		}
+			elog(ERROR, "too many KnownAssignedXids");
 	}
 
 	/* Now we can insert the xids into the space starting at head */

src/backend/storage/lmgr/lock.c

@@ -965,13 +965,10 @@ LockAcquireExtended(const LOCKTAG *locktag,
 			if (locallockp)
 				*locallockp = NULL;
 			if (reportMemoryError)
-			{
-				StandbyParamErrorPauseRecovery();
 				ereport(ERROR,
 						(errcode(ERRCODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY),
 						 errmsg("out of shared memory"),
 						 errhint("You might need to increase max_locks_per_transaction.")));
-			}
 			else
 				return LOCKACQUIRE_NOT_AVAIL;
 		}
@@ -1006,13 +1003,10 @@ LockAcquireExtended(const LOCKTAG *locktag,
 		if (locallockp)
 			*locallockp = NULL;
 		if (reportMemoryError)
-		{
-			StandbyParamErrorPauseRecovery();
 			ereport(ERROR,
 					(errcode(ERRCODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY),
 					 errmsg("out of shared memory"),
 					 errhint("You might need to increase max_locks_per_transaction.")));
-		}
 		else
 			return LOCKACQUIRE_NOT_AVAIL;
 	}
@@ -2834,7 +2828,6 @@ FastPathGetRelationLockEntry(LOCALLOCK *locallock)
 		{
 			LWLockRelease(partitionLock);
 			LWLockRelease(&MyProc->backendLock);
-			StandbyParamErrorPauseRecovery();
 			ereport(ERROR,
 					(errcode(ERRCODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY),
 					 errmsg("out of shared memory"),
@@ -4165,7 +4158,6 @@ lock_twophase_recover(TransactionId xid, uint16 info,
 	if (!lock)
 	{
 		LWLockRelease(partitionLock);
-		StandbyParamErrorPauseRecovery();
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY),
 				 errmsg("out of shared memory"),
@@ -4231,7 +4223,6 @@ lock_twophase_recover(TransactionId xid, uint16 info,
 				elog(PANIC, "lock table corrupted");
 		}
 		LWLockRelease(partitionLock);
-		StandbyParamErrorPauseRecovery();
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY),
 				 errmsg("out of shared memory"),
@@ -4524,7 +4515,6 @@ VirtualXactLock(VirtualTransactionId vxid, bool wait)
 		{
 			LWLockRelease(partitionLock);
 			LWLockRelease(&proc->backendLock);
-			StandbyParamErrorPauseRecovery();
 			ereport(ERROR,
 					(errcode(ERRCODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY),
 					 errmsg("out of shared memory"),

src/include/access/xlog.h

@@ -288,7 +288,6 @@ extern XLogRecPtr GetXLogInsertRecPtr(void);
 extern XLogRecPtr GetXLogWriteRecPtr(void);
 extern bool RecoveryIsPaused(void);
 extern void SetRecoveryPause(bool recoveryPause);
-extern void StandbyParamErrorPauseRecovery(void);
 extern TimestampTz GetLatestXTime(void);
 extern TimestampTz GetCurrentChunkReplayStartTime(void);