feat: partition skew, per-table autovacuum tuning, pg_stat_io verdict in why; fork-safe release - #4
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…io verdict in why (schema 1.4.0) - partition_skew: the hottest leaf takes ≥ 4× the per-partition average scans (or holds ≥ 4× the rows). What pgbot can see of the hot-shard problem — a partition key with a hot value. Rollup SQL now returns the hot/big leaf. - autovacuum_table_tuning: a ≥ 1M-row write-active table still on the global scale factor; reports the current trigger and the per-table override (0.02 / 1000) that would replace it. Surfaced by pgbot tune. - wait_io_bound and why --duration now bracket the window with pg_stat_io: ms-per-read says the device served the misses, µs says the page cache did, and the next step differs (fewer blocks vs cache/IO knobs). WaitStudy gains io; PartitionRollup gains hot/big partition fields. Contract 1.3.0 → 1.4.0.
Image templates take the ghcr namespace from IMAGE_REPO (set to the releasing repository), the GitHub release targets the repository the workflow runs in, and brew-smoke only runs upstream where the tap credential exists. A fork's tag now produces binaries, SBOMs and an image instead of failing on pgrundev-owned targets.
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe change adds partition-skew and autovacuum-tuning findings, sampled PostgreSQL I/O diagnostics, new context fields and schema version 1.4.0, related documentation and tests, and repository-aware release configuration. ChangesMonitoring context and findings
Repository-aware release publishing
Priority: ⬇️ Low Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Change: Feature Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant RunWaitStudy
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RunWaitStudy->>pg_stat_io: capture before and after samples
pg_stat_io-->>RunWaitStudy: return sampled I/O statistics
RunWaitStudy->>WaitStudy: attach valid IOStats
WaitStudy->>ClassifyLive: provide I/O evidence for storage-wait classification
Suggested reviewers: Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to The new diagnostics can give misleading storage and autovacuum guidance, while fork releases may validate the wrong container image. The wait-study contract and partition evidence also remain inconsistent, so these issues should be corrected before merge. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1❌ Failed checks (1 warning)
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In @.github/workflows/release.yml:
- Line 46: Update the Docker smoke-test step to use the existing IMAGE_REPO
value derived from github.repository instead of the hardcoded
ghcr.io/pgrundev/pgbot image, and construct the image reference as
"$IMAGE_REPO:$VERSION".
In `@docs/findings/autovacuum_table_tuning.md`:
- Around line 19-22: Update ComputeWithTunables or autovacuumTableTuning to
return without recommending table tuning when global autovacuum is disabled;
preserve the existing per-table and scale-factor checks when autovacuum is
enabled.
In `@docs/findings/partition_skew.md`:
- Around line 44-47: Update the verification query around the pg_inherits lookup
to use a recursive descendants CTE rooted at <parent_table>, traversing all
partition levels before joining pg_class and pg_stat_user_tables. Preserve the
existing statistics and filtering behavior while ensuring leaf partitions under
sub-partitioned children are included.
In `@internal/collect/sql/partitions.sql`:
- Line 22: Update the partition query in internal/collect/sql/partitions.sql to
include each leaf’s namespace and emit a schema-qualified identity wherever
s.relname feeds HotPartition or BigPartition; update the verification query in
docs/findings/partition_skew.md to select and emit the same schema-qualified
identity from c.relname. Apply the change at both listed sites.
In `@internal/model/waits.go`:
- Around line 32-35: Update the model.WaitsSchemaVersion constant associated
with WaitStudy.SchemaVersion from 1.0.0 to the next additive minor version,
reflecting the new IO field while leaving the general model.SchemaVersion
unchanged.
In `@internal/why/live.go`:
- Around line 39-42: In internal/why/live.go lines 39-42, update the ioVerdict
latency branches to describe only observed pg_stat_io read latency, removing
unsupported device and kernel page-cache classifications and any resulting
confidence or remediation implications in ClassifyLive. In
internal/why/live_test.go lines 160-161, revise assertions to cover the
non-causal evidence without requiring “the device” or “kernel page cache”.
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| GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} | ||
| # Container image goes to the releasing repo's own ghcr namespace, so a | ||
| # fork's release doesn't try (and fail) to push to ghcr.io/pgrundev. | ||
| IMAGE_REPO: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }} |
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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
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Use the releasing repository for the Docker smoke test.
The GoReleaser step publishes to ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}, but .github/workflows/release.yml:163 runs ghcr.io/pgrundev/pgbot:"$VERSION". In fork releases, the smoke test can validate the upstream image instead of the image that this workflow published. Set IMAGE_REPO for the smoke step or job and run "$IMAGE_REPO:$VERSION".
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In @.github/workflows/release.yml at line 46, Update the Docker smoke-test step
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the hardcoded ghcr.io/pgrundev/pgbot image, and construct the image reference as
"$IMAGE_REPO:$VERSION".
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| A table with **≥ 1,000,000** live rows (`avTuneMinRows`), write activity (dead | ||
| tuples or updates on record), autovacuum enabled, and **no per-table | ||
| `autovacuum_vacuum_scale_factor`** override, while the global scale factor is | ||
| **≥ 0.1** (`avTuneMinScale`; the default is 0.2). pgbot reports the trigger the |
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Skip table tuning when global autovacuum is disabled.
When autovacuum = off, ComputeWithTunables still calls autovacuumTableTuning. That function checks only per-table settings and the global scale factor, so it can recommend an ALTER TABLE setting that cannot trigger autovacuum. Add an early return for global autovacuum = off or an equivalent caller guard.
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In `@docs/findings/autovacuum_table_tuning.md` around lines 19 - 22, Update
ComputeWithTunables or autovacuumTableTuning to return without recommending
table tuning when global autovacuum is disabled; preserve the existing per-table
and scale-factor checks when autovacuum is enabled.
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| FROM pg_inherits i | ||
| JOIN pg_class c ON c.oid = i.inhrelid | ||
| JOIN pg_stat_user_tables s ON s.relid = c.oid | ||
| WHERE i.inhparent = '<parent_table>'::regclass |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Make the verification query traverse descendant partitions.
This query only reads direct children of <parent_table>. If a direct child is itself partitioned, it omits its leaf partitions. The collector uses recursive inheritance traversal, so this query cannot reproduce the emitted finding for sub-partitioned tables. Use a recursive descendants CTE before joining pg_stat_user_tables.
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In `@docs/findings/partition_skew.md` around lines 44 - 47, Update the
verification query around the pg_inherits lookup to use a recursive descendants
CTE rooted at <parent_table>, traversing all partition levels before joining
pg_class and pg_stat_user_tables. Preserve the existing statistics and filtering
behavior while ensuring leaf partitions under sub-partitioned children are
included.
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| SELECT leaf, node AS root FROM climb WHERE NOT relispartition | ||
| ), | ||
| leaves AS ( | ||
| SELECT r.root, s.relid, s.relname, s.n_live_tup, |
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Use a schema-qualified leaf identity.
internal/collect/sql/partitions.sql stores only s.relname, then uses it for HotPartition and BigPartition. Leaves in different schemas can share that name, which makes the finding ambiguous for per-leaf indexes or autovacuum settings. The verification query has the same issue because it selects only c.relname. Include each leaf's namespace and emit the same schema-qualified identity from both SQL queries.
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minimal, and validate.
In `@internal/collect/sql/partitions.sql` at line 22, Update the partition query
in internal/collect/sql/partitions.sql to include each leaf’s namespace and emit
a schema-qualified identity wherever s.relname feeds HotPartition or
BigPartition; update the verification query in docs/findings/partition_skew.md
to select and emit the same schema-qualified identity from c.relname. Apply the
change at both listed sites.
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| // IO is pg_stat_io over the same window (PG16+): the physical-read latency | ||
| // that says whether an IO wait is the device or just cache misses served by | ||
| // the kernel. Nil below PG16 or when the read failed. | ||
| IO *IOStats `json:"io,omitempty"` |
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Bump WaitsSchemaVersion for the new io field.
WaitStudy.SchemaVersion uses the separate model.WaitsSchemaVersion, which remains 1.0.0; model.SchemaVersion = "1.4.0" does not affect this payload. Bump WaitsSchemaVersion to the next additive minor version so pinned consumers can detect the contract change.
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In `@internal/model/waits.go` around lines 32 - 35, Update the
model.WaitsSchemaVersion constant associated with WaitStudy.SchemaVersion from
1.0.0 to the next additive minor version, reflecting the new IO field while
leaving the general model.SchemaVersion unchanged.
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| if lat >= ioVerdictStorageMS { | ||
| return fmt.Sprintf("pg_stat_io: %d physical reads averaged %.2f ms each — the device (or volume latency floor), not the page cache, served them.", io.ReadsInWindow, lat), true | ||
| } | ||
| return fmt.Sprintf("pg_stat_io: %d physical reads averaged %.2f ms each — served from the kernel page cache; the cost is block volume, not device latency.", io.ReadsInWindow, lat), false |
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According to the official PostgreSQL documentation for pg_stat_io, can the view distinguish I/O fetched from storage from I/O satisfied by the operating system page cache?
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According to the official PostgreSQL documentation, the pg_stat_io view cannot distinguish between I/O fetched from actual physical storage and I/O satisfied by the operating system's page cache [1][2]. While PostgreSQL's I/O statistics capture most instances where the kernel is invoked to perform an I/O operation, they do not differentiate whether the data was retrieved from the physical disk or already resided in the kernel page cache [1][2]. The documentation explicitly advises users to combine PostgreSQL statistics views with operating system utilities to obtain a comprehensive view of database I/O performance [1][2].
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- 1: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/17/monitoring-stats.html
- 2: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/monitoring-stats.html
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Do not infer device or kernel page-cache service from pg_stat_io.
pg_stat_io does not distinguish storage reads from operating-system page-cache hits. When ReadLatencyMS crosses ioVerdictStorageMS, ioVerdict can set storage=true; ClassifyLive then raises confidence, changes the headline, and selects device-specific remediation. The lower-latency branch makes the same unsupported cache claim.
Treat this as observed pg_stat_io read latency, or require host-level evidence before making a device/cache classification. Update internal/why/live_test.go so its assertions cover the non-causal evidence and no longer require "the device" or "kernel page cache".
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In `@internal/why/live.go` around lines 39 - 42, In internal/why/live.go lines
39-42, update the ioVerdict latency branches to describe only observed
pg_stat_io read latency, removing unsupported device and kernel page-cache
classifications and any resulting confidence or remediation implications in
ClassifyLive. In internal/why/live_test.go lines 160-161, revise assertions to
cover the non-causal evidence without requiring “the device” or “kernel page
cache”.
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Follow-up to the initial import: N4–N6 from the performance-engineering spec plus a fork-safe release workflow. Full description mirrors the upstream PR.
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