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bufmgr: Fix race in LockBufferForCleanup()
authorFujii Masao <fujii@postgresql.org>
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 01:30:47 +0000 (10:30 +0900)
committerFujii Masao <fujii@postgresql.org>
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 01:36:41 +0000 (10:36 +0900)
commit8d85cb889a395f08d58e59c31a67f199f0fc25c3
treef2fd69105f5dd9cbe45712a69637e2e0b2ce10af
parentd8113095c488ad588a0890833f67d01df46374e7
bufmgr: Fix race in LockBufferForCleanup()

LockBufferForCleanup() acquires the exclusive content lock, checks the
buffer's shared pin count, and, if other pins remain, registers itself
as the BM_PIN_COUNT_WAITER before waiting for an unpin notification.

Since commits 5310fac6e0f and c75ebc657ffc, however, a shared buffer
pin can be released while BM_LOCKED is set, introducing the following
race:

- LockBufferForCleanup() observes a refcount greater than one.
- Before it sets BM_PIN_COUNT_WAITER, another backend releases the
  last conflicting pin.
- Since BM_PIN_COUNT_WAITER is not yet set, no wakeup is sent.
- LockBufferForCleanup() then sets BM_PIN_COUNT_WAITER and goes to
  sleep, even though only its own pin remains.

As a result, LockBufferForCleanup() can sleep indefinitely because
the wakeup corresponding to the last conflicting unpin has already been
missed.

Fix this by setting BM_PIN_COUNT_WAITER while holding the buffer
header lock, then rechecking the refcount before releasing the content
lock. If only our pin remains, clear the waiter state and proceed
without sleeping. Otherwise, wait as before.

This issue was reported by buildfarm member skink, where it manifested
as intermittent timeouts in 048_vacuum_horizon_floor.pl.

Backpatch to v19, where commits 5310fac6e0f and c75ebc657ffc
introduced the race.

Reported-by: Alexander Lakhin <exclusion@gmail.com>
Author: Xuneng Zhou <xunengzhou@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de>
Reviewed-by: Fujii Masao <masao.fujii@gmail.com>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/7685519a-0bf9-4e17-93ca-7e3aa10fa29c@gmail.com
Backpatch-through: 19
src/backend/storage/buffer/bufmgr.c