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Decoding SQL time outs

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Description

Environment

  • ejabberd version: 6b0fa44386709151bb48ad9284a060888b7c5c54
  • Erlang version: 23.2.6 / Erlang (SMP,ASYNC_THREADS) (BEAM) emulator version 11.1.8
  • OS: Debian Bullseye arm64
  • Installed from: source
  • Database: Postgresql 11.12

Configuration

https://gist.github.com/licaon-kter/2a7c8f3e08ba8c78e9736eaa0c2dc305

Errors

From postgresql.log and ejabberd.log interleaved, those with ejabberd@ejabberd are from postgresql

https://gist.github.com/licaon-kter/fbb58d32a4231b13f28141f69659bc42

While the device is not crazy fast I keep seeing time outs in ejabberd.log as if Postgresql has issues keeping up with the queries.

As @weiss recommended in the support room, I've setup log_min_duration_statement to 250ms in Postgresql to have it log any slower ones.

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Research direction

Start by comparing the interleaved postgresql.log and ejabberd.log entries from the linked gist, using the provided configuration as context. Run PostgreSQL with log_min_duration_statement set to 250ms and correlate slow statements with ejabberd timeouts. Done means identifying the query or database behavior responsible and documenting a confirmed direction for resolving it.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
erlang, postgresql
Domain
backend, databases
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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