Re: Random pg_upgrade 004_subscription test failure on drongo

On Thu, 13 Mar 2025 at 18:10, Heikki Linnakangas <hlinnaka(at)iki(dot)fi> wrote:
>
> Hmm, this problem isn't limited to this one pg_upgrade test, right? It
> could happen with any pg_upgrade invocation. And perhaps in a running
> server too, if a relfilenumber is reused quickly.

Yes, it can happen with these scenarios.

> In dropdb() and DropTableSpace() we do this:
>
> WaitForProcSignalBarrier(EmitProcSignalBarrier(PROCSIGNAL_BARRIER_SMGRRELEASE));
>
> Should we do the same here? Not sure where exactly to put that; perhaps
> in mdcreate(), if the creation fails with STATUS_DELETE_PENDING.

I felt mdcreate would be a good place to fix this issue.

Regards,
Vignesh