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Previously, maybe_start_bgworker() would launch at most one bgworker process per call, on the grounds that the postmaster might otherwise neglect its other duties for too long. However, that seems overly conservative, especially since bad effects only become obvious when many hundreds of bgworkers need to be launched at once. On the other side of the coin is that the existing logic could result in substantial delay of bgworker launches, because ServerLoop isn't guaranteed to iterate immediately after a signal arrives. (My attempt to fix that by using pselect(2) encountered too many portability question marks, and in any case could not help on platforms without pselect().) One could also question the wisdom of using an O(N^2) processing method if the system is intended to support so many bgworkers. As a compromise, allow that function to launch up to 100 bgworkers per call (and in consequence, rename it to maybe_start_bgworkers). This will allow any normal parallel-query request for workers to be satisfied immediately during sigusr1_handler, avoiding the question of whether ServerLoop will be able to launch more promptly. There is talk of rewriting the postmaster to use a WaitEventSet to avoid the signal-response-delay problem, but I'd argue that this change should be kept even after that happens (if it ever does). Backpatch to 9.6 where parallel query was added. The issue exists before that, but previous uses of bgworkers typically aren't as sensitive to how quickly they get launched. Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/4707.1493221358@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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