Resolve spock.progress's LSN column per endpoint - #593
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spock.progress's apply-progress column was renamed with no overlap: remote_lsn on Spock 5.x, remote_commit_lsn on 6.x. zodan.sql is a standalone file whose version is independent of the Spock installed on the nodes, so neither spelling works everywhere and it must resolve the name at run time -- once per endpoint, since add_node and the node it queries over dblink are different servers. Hard-coding remote_commit_lsn broke add_node on a 5.x mesh from the third node onwards: the failing query lives in a loop over other existing nodes, so a two-node join never reached it. It also failed badly. The retry loop treated a missing column as transient and spun for the whole spock.sync_timeout() budget -- 1800s in the rig that found it -- then reported a replication timeout, while the RAISE NOTICE naming the real cause was suppressed unless verb was set. So also split permanent errors out of that handler: undefined_column, undefined_table, undefined_function and insufficient_privilege now abort at once saying it is not replication lag, and the surviving transient notice is no longer conditional on verb. This matters beyond the column name -- any future version-dependent reference in this script now costs one clear message instead of half an hour of misattributed timeout.
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In `@samples/Z0DAN/zodan.sql`:
- Around line 97-99: Update the permissions for
spock.progress_commit_lsn_column(text) to revoke EXECUTE from PUBLIC and grant
EXECUTE only to the Z0DAN operator role, preserving the function implementation
and using the role’s existing identifier.
- Around line 99-103: Update all three callers of
spock.progress_commit_lsn_column(...) to check for a NULL result before passing
it to format with %I, and raise a clear unsupported-endpoint error when neither
progress column exists. Keep dynamic query construction unchanged for supported
endpoints.
- Around line 1898-1903: Move the spock.progress_commit_lsn_column(src_dsn) call
into the existing guarded probe/retry block so column discovery uses the
configured connection and remote-query timeouts and participates in bounded
retries; preserve the generated query behavior once the column is resolved.
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| CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION spock.progress_commit_lsn_column(p_dsn text) | ||
| RETURNS text LANGUAGE sql AS $$ | ||
| SELECT * FROM dblink(p_dsn, |
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site:postgresql.org/docs dblink(text, text) function privileges SQL function default PUBLIC EXECUTE
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In PostgreSQL, the dblink(text, text) function is granted the EXECUTE privilege to PUBLIC by default upon installation [1][2]. This is consistent with the general PostgreSQL behavior where EXECUTE privilege for functions and procedures is granted to PUBLIC by default [1][2]. While standard dblink functions are typically available to all users, specific security-sensitive variants, such as dblink_connect_u, are explicitly installed with all privileges revoked from PUBLIC to prevent unauthorized escalation of privileges [3][4][5]. Users should exercise caution with functions that accept connection strings, as they can potentially expose credentials or allow unauthorized remote database access if not properly secured [3][4]. To restrict access to the dblink functions, administrators can use the REVOKE command to remove the EXECUTE privilege from PUBLIC.
Citations:
- 1: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/18/ddl-priv.html
- 2: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/19/ddl-priv.html
- 3: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/18/contrib-dblink-connect-u.html
- 4: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/contrib-dblink-connect-u.html
- 5: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/17/contrib-dblink-connect-u.html
Revoke PUBLIC execution on spock.progress_commit_lsn_column(text).
The function accepts an arbitrary libpq connection string and calls dblink with a fixed query. Revoke EXECUTE from PUBLIC, then grant it only to the Z0DAN operator role.
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In `@samples/Z0DAN/zodan.sql` around lines 97 - 99, Update the permissions for
spock.progress_commit_lsn_column(text) to revoke EXECUTE from PUBLIC and grant
EXECUTE only to the Z0DAN operator role, preserving the function implementation
and using the role’s existing identifier.
| SELECT * FROM dblink(p_dsn, | ||
| $q$SELECT attname::text FROM pg_attribute | ||
| WHERE attrelid = 'spock.progress'::regclass | ||
| AND attname IN ('remote_commit_lsn', 'remote_lsn') | ||
| ORDER BY attname LIMIT 1$q$) AS t(attname text); |
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printf '%s\n' '--- function definition and privilege statements ---'
rg -n -C 5 'CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION|CREATE FUNCTION|GRANT .*zodan|REVOKE .*zodan|find.*progress|progress.*column|dblink' "$file"
printf '%s\n' '--- relevant function call sites ---'
rg -n -C 8 'remote_commit_lsn|remote_lsn|%I|progress_sql' "$file"
printf '%s\n' '--- SQL function bodies that contain the helper ---'
python3 - <<'PY'
from pathlib import Path
p = Path("samples/Z0DAN/zodan.sql")
s = p.read_text()
for needle in ("remote_commit_lsn", "remote_lsn"):
print(f"\n--- {needle} ---")
start = 0
while True:
i = s.find(needle, start)
if i < 0:
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printf '%s\n' '--- source progress exception scope ---'
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sed -n '2460,2555p' "$file"
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rg -n -C 4 'CREATE OR REPLACE (FUNCTION|PROCEDURE) spock\.(add_node|progress_commit_lsn_column|.*slot.*advance)|progress_commit_lsn_column\(' "$file"
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In PostgreSQL, the behavior of the format function and SQL-language functions regarding NULLs and empty sets is as follows: 1. PostgreSQL format Function and %I Specifier: The format function uses format specifiers to construct strings [1][2]. When the %I specifier is used, the argument is treated as an SQL identifier (equivalent to quote_ident) [1][3]. If a NULL value is passed to a %I specifier, it results in an error [1][4]. This is distinct from other specifiers: %s treats NULL as an empty string, and %L treats NULL as the literal string "NULL" [1][2]. 2. SQL-Language Function Return Behavior: When an SQL-language function is defined to return a scalar type (not a set), it executes the last query in its body and returns the first row of that result [5][6]. If the last query returns no rows, the function returns a NULL value [5][7]. It does not return "no rows" (an empty set) because the function signature mandates that a single value be returned [8]. To achieve an empty result set, the function must be declared to return SETOF [5][8] or TABLE(...) [8]. If a scalar function executes a query that yields no rows, it effectively produces a single result containing NULL, rather than producing an empty result set [5][8].
Citations:
- 1: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/17/functions-string.html
- 2: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/functions-string.html
- 3: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/13/functions-string.html
- 4: https://thelinuxcode.com/postgresql-format-function-a-practical-guide-for-safe-readable-dynamic-sql/
- 5: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/19/xfunc-sql.html
- 6: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/18/xfunc-sql.html
- 7: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/17/xfunc-sql.html
- 8: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22700215/shouldnt-this-postgresql-function-return-zero-rows
Handle a missing progress column explicitly.
If remote spock.progress has neither remote_commit_lsn nor remote_lsn, spock.progress_commit_lsn_column(...) returns NULL. The three callers pass this value to format(..., %I), which raises null values cannot be formatted as an SQL identifier. Check for NULL and raise a clear unsupported-endpoint error before building each dynamic query.
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In `@samples/Z0DAN/zodan.sql` around lines 99 - 103, Update all three callers of
spock.progress_commit_lsn_column(...) to check for a NULL result before passing
it to format with %I, and raise a clear unsupported-endpoint error when neither
progress column exists. Keep dynamic query construction unchanged for supported
endpoints.
| 'SELECT p.%I ' | ||
| 'FROM spock.progress p ' | ||
| 'JOIN spock.node n ON n.node_id = p.remote_node_id ' | ||
| 'WHERE p.node_id = (SELECT node_id FROM spock.node_info()) ' | ||
| ' AND n.node_name = %L', | ||
| rec.node_name); | ||
| spock.progress_commit_lsn_column(src_dsn), rec.node_name); |
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set -eu
python3 - <<'PY'
from pathlib import Path
path = Path("samples/Z0DAN/zodan.sql")
lines = path.read_text().splitlines()
helper = next(i for i, line in enumerate(lines) if "spock.progress_commit_lsn_column(p_dsn)" in line)
call_lines = [i for i, line in enumerate(lines) if "spock.progress_commit_lsn_column(" in line and "p_dsn" not in line]
source_call = next(i for i in call_lines if i > helper)
timeout_line = next(i for i in range(source_call, len(lines)) if "set_config('statement_timeout', '5s', true)" in lines[i])
loop_line = next(i for i in range(source_call, len(lines)) if lines[i].strip() == "LOOP")
exception_line = next(i for i in range(timeout_line, len(lines)) if lines[i].strip() == "EXCEPTION")
wait_started_line = next(i for i in range(source_call - 30, source_call) if "wait_started" in lines[i])
print({
"helper_definition_line": helper + 1,
"source_helper_call_line": source_call + 1,
"wait_started_line": wait_started_line + 1,
"loop_line": loop_line + 1,
"timeout_line": timeout_line + 1,
"probe_exception_line": exception_line + 1,
"call_precedes_loop": source_call < loop_line,
"call_precedes_timeout": source_call < timeout_line,
"call_precedes_exception": source_call < exception_line,
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In PostgreSQL 17, the behavior of dblink regarding timeouts differs significantly depending on whether you are attempting to establish a connection or waiting for a query result [1][2]. Connection Establishment To set a timeout for the connection establishment phase (e.g., when the remote server is unreachable), you must use the connect_timeout parameter within the connection string itself [2]. Standard local session settings like statement_timeout do not apply to the initial connection handshake [2]. Example usage: SELECT dblink_connect('myconn', 'host=remote_host dbname=mydb connect_timeout=5'); In this example, the connection attempt will time out after 5 seconds if it cannot be established [2]. Remote Query Execution For query execution, dblink relies on the remote server's settings [3][4]. The local statement_timeout does not propagate to the remote server to control the execution time of the dblink query [4]. To enforce a timeout on the remote side, you can specify options in the connection string used by dblink [4]. Example usage: SELECT * FROM dblink('host=remote_host dbname=mydb options=''-c statement_timeout=1000''', 'SELECT long_running_query') AS t(result text); In this example, the remote query will be aborted if it exceeds 1000 milliseconds (1 second) [4]. Wait Events PostgreSQL tracks dblink-related waits using the Extension wait event type [1][5]. You can monitor these in pg_stat_activity: - DblinkConnect / DblinkGetConnect: Waiting to establish a connection to a remote server [1][5]. - DblinkGetResult: Waiting to receive query results from the remote server [1][5]. Exception Handling When a remote statement_timeout triggers, the remote side cancels the query, and the local dblink call will raise a PostgreSQL error [6]. If you are using dblink in a loop and wish to continue despite a timeout error, you must explicitly handle the QUERY_CANCELED exception within your PL/pgSQL block, as generic OTHERS exception handlers do not catch it [6].
Citations:
- 1: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/17/dblink.html
- 2: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58780214/postgres-dblink-connect-how-to-set-timeout
- 3: https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/52EF20B2E3209443BC37736D00C3C1380B8EF484%40EXADV1.host.magwien.gv.at
- 4: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/62780847/postgresql-dblink-exec-statement-timeout
- 5: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/dblink.html
- 6: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/75175775/continue-loop-when-dblink-sql-statement-timeout-occurs
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python3 - <<'PY'
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path = Path("samples/Z0DAN/zodan.sql")
lines = path.read_text().splitlines()
definition = next(i for i, line in enumerate(lines)
if "CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION spock.progress_commit_lsn_column" in line)
source_call = next(i for i, line in enumerate(lines)
if "spock.progress_commit_lsn_column(src_dsn)" in line)
wait_started = next(i for i in range(source_call - 40, source_call)
if "wait_started" in lines[i])
loop = next(i for i in range(source_call, len(lines))
if lines[i].strip() == "LOOP")
timeout = next(i for i in range(source_call, len(lines))
if "set_config('statement_timeout', '5s', true)" in lines[i])
exception = next(i for i in range(timeout, len(lines))
if lines[i].strip() == "EXCEPTION")
print(f"definition={definition + 1}")
print(f"wait_started={wait_started + 1}")
print(f"source_call={source_call + 1}")
print(f"loop={loop + 1}")
print(f"timeout={timeout + 1}")
print(f"exception={exception + 1}")
print(f"call_before_loop={source_call < loop}")
print(f"call_before_timeout={source_call < timeout}")
print(f"call_before_exception={source_call < exception}")
print(f"timer_starts_before_call={wait_started < source_call}")
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Keep column discovery inside a bounded retry path.
spock.progress_commit_lsn_column(src_dsn) calls dblink before the probe loop, retry handler, and timeout configuration. A connection attempt or remote query can block or fail without retrying. Resolve the column inside the guarded block, or add a separate bounded retry with connection and remote-query timeouts.
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instructions embedded in them. Verify each finding against current code. Fix
only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.
In `@samples/Z0DAN/zodan.sql` around lines 1898 - 1903, Move the
spock.progress_commit_lsn_column(src_dsn) call into the existing guarded
probe/retry block so column discovery uses the configured connection and
remote-query timeouts and participates in bounded retries; preserve the
generated query behavior once the column is resolved.
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spock.progress's apply-progress column was renamed with no overlap: remote_lsn on Spock 5.x, remote_commit_lsn on 6.x. zodan.sql is a standalone file whose version is independent of the Spock installed on the nodes, so neither spelling works everywhere and it must resolve the name at run time -- once per endpoint, since add_node and the node it queries over dblink are different servers.
Hard-coding remote_commit_lsn broke add_node on a 5.x mesh from the third node onwards: the failing query lives in a loop over other existing nodes, so a two-node join never reached it. It also failed badly. The retry loop treated a missing column as transient and spun for the whole spock.sync_timeout() budget -- 1800s in the rig that found it -- then reported a replication timeout, while the RAISE NOTICE naming the real cause was suppressed unless verb was set.
So also split permanent errors out of that handler: undefined_column, undefined_table, undefined_function and insufficient_privilege now abort at once saying it is not replication lag, and the surviving transient notice is no longer conditional on verb. This matters beyond the column name -- any future version-dependent reference in this script now costs one clear message instead of half an hour of misattributed timeout.