数据库异常关闭时，数据库关闭时来不及或者没机会做checkpoint，则需要从上一个一致性检查的开始恢复。
PostgreSQL备机checkpoint是不能产生checkpoint WAL的，因为如果写这样类型的checkpoint的话，就会将接收的WAL打乱，那么日志将混乱，回放会出问题。
那么问题来了，备机支持checkpoint吗？他的checkpoint怎么做的？
PostgreSQL为了缩短恢复时间，备机上也支持checkpoint，即CreateRestartPoint。但是其pg_control文件的checkpoint记录的位点是从主机传过来WAL里面的checkpoint记录位置。
调用流程：
代码语言：javascript复制StartupXLOG
do{
...
RmgrTable[record->xl_rmid].rm_redo(xlogreader);
|-- RecoveryRestartPoint(&checkPoint);
|-- lastCheckPointRecPtr = XLogCtl->lastCheckPointRecPtr;
|-- ControlFile->checkPoint = lastCheckPointRecPtr;
...
record = ReadRecord(xlogreader, InvalidXLogRecPtr, LOG, false);
|-- record = XLogReadRecord(xlogreader, RecPtr, &errormsg);
|-- ReadRecPtr = xlogreader->ReadRecPtr;
} while (record != NULL);
ShutdownXLOG->CreateRestartPoint:
lastCheckPointRecPtr = XLogCtl->lastCheckPointRecPtr;
ControlFile->checkPoint = lastCheckPointRecPtr;
1、备机回放
代码语言：javascript复制StartupXLOG
do{
...
RmgrTable[record->xl_rmid].rm_redo(xlogreader);//回放
...
record = ReadRecord(xlogreader, InvalidXLogRecPtr, LOG, false);//读取一个xlog
} while (record != NULL);
2、回放函数
代码语言：javascript复制void
xlog_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
{
...
else if (info == XLOG_CHECKPOINT_SHUTDOWN){
...
memcpy(&checkPoint, XLogRecGetData(record), sizeof(CheckPoint));
...
RecoveryRestartPoint(&checkPoint);
}else if (info == XLOG_CHECKPOINT_ONLINE){
...
memcpy(&checkPoint, XLogRecGetData(record), sizeof(CheckPoint));
...
RecoveryRestartPoint(&checkPoint);
}
...
}3、RecoveryRestartPoint
代码语言：javascript复制static void
RecoveryRestartPoint(const CheckPoint *checkPoint)
{
...
SpinLockAcquire(&XLogCtl->info_lck);
XLogCtl->lastCheckPointRecPtr = ReadRecPtr;//ReadRecPtr为读取checkpoint记录后的位置
XLogCtl->lastCheckPointEndPtr = EndRecPtr;
XLogCtl->lastCheckPoint = *checkPoint;
SpinLockRelease(&XLogCtl->info_lck);
}
4、ReadRecPtr赋值
代码语言：javascript复制ReadRecord
for (;;)
{
char *errormsg;
record = XLogReadRecord(xlogreader, RecPtr, &errormsg);
ReadRecPtr = xlogreader->ReadRecPtr;
EndRecPtr = xlogreader->EndRecPtr;
...
}5、备机createcheckpoint
代码语言：javascript复制bool
CreateRestartPoint(int flags)
{
LWLockAcquire(CheckpointLock, LW_EXCLUSIVE);
/* Get a local copy of the last safe checkpoint record. */
SpinLockAcquire(&XLogCtl->info_lck);
lastCheckPointRecPtr = XLogCtl->lastCheckPointRecPtr;//checkpoint的位置来自XLogCtl->lastCheckPointRecPtr
lastCheckPointEndPtr = XLogCtl->lastCheckPointEndPtr;
lastCheckPoint = XLogCtl->lastCheckPoint;
SpinLockRelease(&XLogCtl->info_lck);
...
if (XLogRecPtrIsInvalid(lastCheckPointRecPtr) || lastCheckPoint.redo <= ControlFile->checkPointCopy.redo){
//回放了最后一个checkpoint记录后，备机再次手动执行checkpoint命令
UpdateMinRecoveryPoint(InvalidXLogRecPtr, true);
if (flags & CHECKPOINT_IS_SHUTDOWN){
LWLockAcquire(ControlFileLock, LW_EXCLUSIVE);
ControlFile->state = DB_SHUTDOWNED_IN_RECOVERY;
ControlFile->time = (pg_time_t) time(NULL);
UpdateControlFile();
LWLockRelease(ControlFileLock);
}
LWLockRelease(CheckpointLock);
return false;
}
...
LWLockAcquire(ControlFileLock, LW_EXCLUSIVE);
if (ControlFile->state == DB_IN_ARCHIVE_RECOVERY && ControlFile->checkPointCopy.redo < lastCheckPoint.redo){
ControlFile->prevCheckPoint = ControlFile->checkPoint;
ControlFile->checkPoint = lastCheckPointRecPtr;//checkpoint的位置
ControlFile->checkPointCopy = lastCheckPoint;
ControlFile->time = (pg_time_t) time(NULL);
...
if (flags & CHECKPOINT_IS_SHUTDOWN)
ControlFile->state = DB_SHUTDOWNED_IN_RECOVERY;
UpdateControlFile();
}
...
return true;
}6、备机shutdown
代码语言：javascript复制void
ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg)
{
/*
* Signal walsenders to move to stopping state.
*/
WalSndInitStopping();
/*
* Wait for WAL senders to be in stopping state. This prevents commands
* from writing new WAL.
*/
WalSndWaitStopping();
if (RecoveryInProgress())//备机写checkpoint
CreateRestartPoint(CHECKPOINT_IS_SHUTDOWN | CHECKPOINT_IMMEDIATE);
else
{
/*
* If archiving is enabled, rotate the last XLOG file so that all the
* remaining records are archived (postmaster wakes up the archiver
* process one more time at the end of shutdown). The checkpoint
* record will go to the next XLOG file and won't be archived (yet).
*/
if (XLogArchivingActive() && XLogArchiveCommandSet())
RequestXLogSwitch(false);
CreateCheckPoint(CHECKPOINT_IS_SHUTDOWN | CHECKPOINT_IMMEDIATE);
}
ShutdownCLOG();
ShutdownCommitTs();
ShutdownSUBTRANS();
ShutdownMultiXact();
}7、总结
PostgreSQL备库也可以写检查点，目的是避免每次重启备库都需要从上一个检查点（由主库产生，在WAL中回放出来的）APPLY后面所有的WAL。但是他记录的checkpoint位点是从主库传过来的。这样的话就有问题了，如果主机很长时间都没有做checkpoint了，备机即使正常关闭，重启时，也会从上一个checkpoint开始恢复，这样也会恢复很长时间；并且多次重启也需要从上一次checkpoint开始重复恢复。
