Reduced WAL generation for HNSW index builds - thanks @hlinnaka

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 - Improved performance of HNSW
 - Added support for on-disk parallel index builds for HNSW
+- Reduced WAL generation for HNSW index builds
 - Fixed `invalid memory alloc request size` error with HNSW index build
 
 ## 0.5.1 (2023-10-10)

src/hnsw.h

@@ -318,10 +318,8 @@ int			HnswGetM(Relation index);
 int			HnswGetEfConstruction(Relation index);
 FmgrInfo   *HnswOptionalProcInfo(Relation index, uint16 procnum);
 bool		HnswNormValue(FmgrInfo *procinfo, Oid collation, Datum *value, Vector * result);
-void		HnswCommitBuffer(Buffer buf, GenericXLogState *state);
 Buffer		HnswNewBuffer(Relation index, ForkNumber forkNum);
 void		HnswInitPage(Buffer buf, Page page);
-void		HnswInitRegisterPage(Relation index, Buffer *buf, Page *page, GenericXLogState **state);
 void		HnswInit(void);
 List	   *HnswSearchLayer(Datum q, List *ep, int ef, int lc, Relation index, FmgrInfo *procinfo, Oid collation, int m, bool inserting, HnswElement skipElement);
 HnswElement HnswGetEntryPoint(Relation index);
@@ -332,12 +330,12 @@ HnswElement HnswInitElementFromBlock(BlockNumber blkno, OffsetNumber offno);
 void		HnswInsertElement(HnswElement element, HnswElement entryPoint, Relation index, FmgrInfo *procinfo, Oid collation, int m, int efConstruction, bool existing);
 HnswElement HnswFindDuplicate(HnswElement e);
 HnswCandidate *HnswEntryCandidate(HnswElement em, Datum q, Relation rel, FmgrInfo *procinfo, Oid collation, bool loadVec);
-void		HnswUpdateMetaPage(Relation index, int updateEntry, HnswElement entryPoint, BlockNumber insertPage, ForkNumber forkNum);
+void		HnswUpdateMetaPage(Relation index, int updateEntry, HnswElement entryPoint, BlockNumber insertPage, ForkNumber forkNum, bool building);
 void		HnswSetNeighborTuple(HnswNeighborTuple ntup, HnswElement e, int m);
 void		HnswAddHeapTid(HnswElement element, ItemPointer heaptid);
 void		HnswInitNeighbors(HnswElement element, int m);
-bool		HnswInsertTuple(Relation index, Datum *values, bool *isnull, ItemPointer heap_tid, Relation heapRel);
+bool		HnswInsertTuple(Relation index, Datum *values, bool *isnull, ItemPointer heap_tid, Relation heapRel, bool building);
-void		HnswUpdateNeighborPages(Relation index, FmgrInfo *procinfo, Oid collation, HnswElement e, int m, bool checkExisting);
+void		HnswUpdateNeighborPages(Relation index, FmgrInfo *procinfo, Oid collation, HnswElement e, int m, bool checkExisting, bool building);
 void		HnswLoadElementFromTuple(HnswElement element, HnswElementTuple etup, bool loadHeaptids, bool loadVec);
 void		HnswLoadElement(HnswElement element, float *distance, Datum *q, Relation index, FmgrInfo *procinfo, Oid collation, bool loadVec);
 void		HnswSetElementTuple(HnswElementTuple etup, HnswElement element);

src/hnswbuild.c

@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ CreateMetaPage(HnswBuildState * buildstate)
 	ForkNumber	forkNum = buildstate->forkNum;
 	Buffer		buf;
 	Page		page;
-	GenericXLogState *state;
 	HnswMetaPage metap;
 
 	buf = HnswNewBuffer(index, forkNum);
-	HnswInitRegisterPage(index, &buf, &page, &state);
+	page = BufferGetPage(buf);
+	HnswInitPage(buf, page);
 
 	/* Set metapage data */
 	metap = HnswPageGetMeta(page);
@@ -88,14 +88,14 @@ CreateMetaPage(HnswBuildState * buildstate)
 	((PageHeader) page)->pd_lower =
 		((char *) metap + sizeof(HnswMetaPageData)) - (char *) page;
 
-	HnswCommitBuffer(buf, state);
+	UnlockReleaseBuffer(buf);
 }
 
 /*
  * Add a new page
  */
 static void
-HnswBuildAppendPage(Relation index, Buffer *buf, Page *page, GenericXLogState **state, ForkNumber forkNum)
+HnswBuildAppendPage(Relation index, Buffer *buf, Page *page, ForkNumber forkNum)
 {
 	/* Add a new page */
 	Buffer		newbuf = HnswNewBuffer(index, forkNum);
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ HnswBuildAppendPage(Relation index, Buffer *buf, Page *page, GenericXLogState **
 	HnswPageGetOpaque(*page)->nextblkno = BufferGetBlockNumber(newbuf);
 
 	/* Commit */
-	GenericXLogFinish(*state);
 	UnlockReleaseBuffer(*buf);
 
 	/* Can take a while, so ensure we can interrupt */
@@ -115,8 +114,7 @@ HnswBuildAppendPage(Relation index, Buffer *buf, Page *page, GenericXLogState **
 
 	/* Prepare new page */
 	*buf = newbuf;
-	*state = GenericXLogStart(index);
+	*page = BufferGetPage(*buf);
-	*page = GenericXLogRegisterBuffer(*state, *buf, GENERIC_XLOG_FULL_IMAGE);
 	HnswInitPage(*buf, *page);
 }
 
@@ -135,7 +133,6 @@ CreateElementPages(HnswBuildState * buildstate)
 	BlockNumber insertPage;
 	Buffer		buf;
 	Page		page;
-	GenericXLogState *state;
 	ListCell   *lc;
 
 	/* Calculate sizes */
@@ -148,8 +145,7 @@ CreateElementPages(HnswBuildState * buildstate)
 
 	/* Prepare first page */
 	buf = HnswNewBuffer(index, forkNum);
-	state = GenericXLogStart(index);
+	page = BufferGetPage(buf);
-	page = GenericXLogRegisterBuffer(state, buf, GENERIC_XLOG_FULL_IMAGE);
 	HnswInitPage(buf, page);
 
 	foreach(lc, buildstate->elements)
@@ -175,7 +171,7 @@ CreateElementPages(HnswBuildState * buildstate)
 
 		/* Keep element and neighbors on the same page if possible */
 		if (PageGetFreeSpace(page) < etupSize || (combinedSize <= maxSize && PageGetFreeSpace(page) < combinedSize))
-			HnswBuildAppendPage(index, &buf, &page, &state, forkNum);
+			HnswBuildAppendPage(index, &buf, &page, forkNum);
 
 		/* Calculate offsets */
 		element->blkno = BufferGetBlockNumber(buf);
@@ -199,7 +195,7 @@ CreateElementPages(HnswBuildState * buildstate)
 
 		/* Add new page if needed */
 		if (PageGetFreeSpace(page) < ntupSize)
-			HnswBuildAppendPage(index, &buf, &page, &state, forkNum);
+			HnswBuildAppendPage(index, &buf, &page, forkNum);
 
 		/* Add placeholder for neighbors */
 		if (PageAddItem(page, (Item) ntup, ntupSize, InvalidOffsetNumber, false, false) != element->neighborOffno)
@@ -209,10 +205,9 @@ CreateElementPages(HnswBuildState * buildstate)
 	insertPage = BufferGetBlockNumber(buf);
 
 	/* Commit */
-	GenericXLogFinish(state);
 	UnlockReleaseBuffer(buf);
 
-	HnswUpdateMetaPage(index, HNSW_UPDATE_ENTRY_ALWAYS, buildstate->entryPoint, insertPage, forkNum);
+	HnswUpdateMetaPage(index, HNSW_UPDATE_ENTRY_ALWAYS, buildstate->entryPoint, insertPage, forkNum, true);
 
 	pfree(etup);
 	pfree(ntup);
@@ -238,7 +233,6 @@ CreateNeighborPages(HnswBuildState * buildstate)
 		HnswElement e = lfirst(lc);
 		Buffer		buf;
 		Page		page;
-		GenericXLogState *state;
 		Size		ntupSize = HNSW_NEIGHBOR_TUPLE_SIZE(e->level, m);
 
 		/* Can take a while, so ensure we can interrupt */
@@ -247,8 +241,7 @@ CreateNeighborPages(HnswBuildState * buildstate)
 
 		buf = ReadBufferExtended(index, forkNum, e->neighborPage, RBM_NORMAL, NULL);
 		LockBuffer(buf, BUFFER_LOCK_EXCLUSIVE);
-		state = GenericXLogStart(index);
+		page = BufferGetPage(buf);
-		page = GenericXLogRegisterBuffer(state, buf, 0);
 
 		HnswSetNeighborTuple(ntup, e, m);
 
@@ -256,7 +249,6 @@ CreateNeighborPages(HnswBuildState * buildstate)
 			elog(ERROR, "failed to add index item to \"%s\"", RelationGetRelationName(index));
 
 		/* Commit */
-		GenericXLogFinish(state);
 		UnlockReleaseBuffer(buf);
 	}
 
@@ -398,7 +390,7 @@ BuildCallback(Relation index, CALLBACK_ITEM_POINTER, Datum *values,
 
 		oldCtx = MemoryContextSwitchTo(buildstate->tmpCtx);
 
-		if (HnswInsertTuple(buildstate->index, values, isnull, tid, buildstate->heap))
+		if (HnswInsertTuple(buildstate->index, values, isnull, tid, buildstate->heap, true))
 		{
 			if (buildstate->hnswshared)
 			{
@@ -880,6 +872,22 @@ BuildGraph(HnswBuildState * buildstate, ForkNumber forkNum)
 		HnswEndParallel(buildstate->hnswleader);
 }
 
+#if PG_VERSION_NUM < 110008
+void
+log_newpage_range(Relation rel, ForkNumber forkNum, BlockNumber startblk, BlockNumber endblk, bool page_std)
+{
+	for (BlockNumber blkno = startblk; blkno < endblk; blkno++)
+	{
+		Buffer		buf = ReadBufferExtended(rel, forkNum, blkno, RBM_NORMAL, NULL);
+
+		LockBuffer(buf, BUFFER_LOCK_EXCLUSIVE);
+		MarkBufferDirty(buf);
+		log_newpage_buffer(buf, page_std);
+		UnlockReleaseBuffer(buf);
+	}
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Build the index
  */
@@ -895,6 +903,9 @@ BuildIndex(Relation heap, Relation index, IndexInfo *indexInfo,
 	if (!buildstate->flushed)
 		FlushPages(buildstate);
 
+	if (RelationNeedsWAL(index))
+		log_newpage_range(index, forkNum, 0, RelationGetNumberOfBlocks(index), true);
+
 	FreeBuildState(buildstate);
 }
 

src/hnswinsert.c

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ HnswFreeOffset(Relation index, Buffer buf, Page page, HnswElement element, Size
  * Add a new page
  */
 static void
-HnswInsertAppendPage(Relation index, Buffer *nbuf, Page *npage, GenericXLogState *state, Page page)
+HnswInsertAppendPage(Relation index, Buffer *nbuf, Page *npage, GenericXLogState *state, Page page, bool building)
 {
 	/* Add a new page */
 	LockRelationForExtension(index, ExclusiveLock);
@@ -100,7 +100,11 @@ HnswInsertAppendPage(Relation index, Buffer *nbuf, Page *npage, GenericXLogState
 	UnlockRelationForExtension(index, ExclusiveLock);
 
 	/* Init new page */
-	*npage = GenericXLogRegisterBuffer(state, *nbuf, GENERIC_XLOG_FULL_IMAGE);
+	if (building)
+		*npage = BufferGetPage(*nbuf);
+	else
+		*npage = GenericXLogRegisterBuffer(state, *nbuf, GENERIC_XLOG_FULL_IMAGE);
+
 	HnswInitPage(*nbuf, *npage);
 
 	/* Update previous buffer */
@@ -111,7 +115,7 @@ HnswInsertAppendPage(Relation index, Buffer *nbuf, Page *npage, GenericXLogState
  * Add to element and neighbor pages
  */
 static void
-WriteNewElementPages(Relation index, HnswElement e, int m, BlockNumber insertPage, BlockNumber *updatedInsertPage)
+WriteNewElementPages(Relation index, HnswElement e, int m, BlockNumber insertPage, BlockNumber *updatedInsertPage, bool building)
 {
 	Buffer		buf;
 	Page		page;
@@ -151,8 +155,16 @@ WriteNewElementPages(Relation index, HnswElement e, int m, BlockNumber insertPag
 		buf = ReadBuffer(index, currentPage);
 		LockBuffer(buf, BUFFER_LOCK_EXCLUSIVE);
 
-		state = GenericXLogStart(index);
+		if (building)
-		page = GenericXLogRegisterBuffer(state, buf, 0);
+		{
+			state = NULL;
+			page = BufferGetPage(buf);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			state = GenericXLogStart(index);
+			page = GenericXLogRegisterBuffer(state, buf, 0);
+		}
 
 		/* Keep track of first page where element at level 0 can fit */
 		if (!BlockNumberIsValid(newInsertPage) && PageGetFreeSpace(page) >= minCombinedSize)
@@ -172,7 +184,12 @@ WriteNewElementPages(Relation index, HnswElement e, int m, BlockNumber insertPag
 		if (HnswFreeOffset(index, buf, page, e, ntupSize, &nbuf, &npage, &freeOffno, &freeNeighborOffno, &newInsertPage))
 		{
 			if (nbuf != buf)
-				npage = GenericXLogRegisterBuffer(state, nbuf, 0);
+			{
+				if (building)
+					npage = BufferGetPage(nbuf);
+				else
+					npage = GenericXLogRegisterBuffer(state, nbuf, 0);
+			}
 
 			break;
 		}
@@ -181,7 +198,7 @@ WriteNewElementPages(Relation index, HnswElement e, int m, BlockNumber insertPag
 		/* Skip if both tuples can fit on the same page */
 		if (combinedSize > maxSize && PageGetFreeSpace(page) >= etupSize && !BlockNumberIsValid(HnswPageGetOpaque(page)->nextblkno))
 		{
-			HnswInsertAppendPage(index, &nbuf, &npage, state, page);
+			HnswInsertAppendPage(index, &nbuf, &npage, state, page, building);
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -190,7 +207,8 @@ WriteNewElementPages(Relation index, HnswElement e, int m, BlockNumber insertPag
 		if (BlockNumberIsValid(currentPage))
 		{
 			/* Move to next page */
-			GenericXLogAbort(state);
+			if (!building)
+				GenericXLogAbort(state);
 			UnlockReleaseBuffer(buf);
 		}
 		else
@@ -198,22 +216,31 @@ WriteNewElementPages(Relation index, HnswElement e, int m, BlockNumber insertPag
 			Buffer		newbuf;
 			Page		newpage;
 
-			HnswInsertAppendPage(index, &newbuf, &newpage, state, page);
+			HnswInsertAppendPage(index, &newbuf, &newpage, state, page, building);
 
 			/* Commit */
-			GenericXLogFinish(state);
+			if (!building)
+				GenericXLogFinish(state);
 
 			/* Unlock previous buffer */
 			UnlockReleaseBuffer(buf);
 
 			/* Prepare new buffer */
-			state = GenericXLogStart(index);
 			buf = newbuf;
-			page = GenericXLogRegisterBuffer(state, buf, 0);
+			if (building)
+			{
+				state = NULL;
+				page = BufferGetPage(buf);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				state = GenericXLogStart(index);
+				page = GenericXLogRegisterBuffer(state, buf, 0);
+			}
 
 			/* Create new page for neighbors if needed */
 			if (PageGetFreeSpace(page) < combinedSize)
-				HnswInsertAppendPage(index, &nbuf, &npage, state, page);
+				HnswInsertAppendPage(index, &nbuf, &npage, state, page, building);
 			else
 			{
 				nbuf = buf;
@@ -267,7 +294,8 @@ WriteNewElementPages(Relation index, HnswElement e, int m, BlockNumber insertPag
 	}
 
 	/* Commit */
-	GenericXLogFinish(state);
+	if (!building)
+		GenericXLogFinish(state);
 	UnlockReleaseBuffer(buf);
 	if (nbuf != buf)
 		UnlockReleaseBuffer(nbuf);
@@ -301,7 +329,7 @@ ConnectionExists(HnswElement e, HnswNeighborTuple ntup, int startIdx, int lm)
  * Update neighbors
  */
 void
-HnswUpdateNeighborPages(Relation index, FmgrInfo *procinfo, Oid collation, HnswElement e, int m, bool checkExisting)
+HnswUpdateNeighborPages(Relation index, FmgrInfo *procinfo, Oid collation, HnswElement e, int m, bool checkExisting, bool building)
 {
 	for (int lc = e->level; lc >= 0; lc--)
 	{
@@ -342,8 +370,16 @@ HnswUpdateNeighborPages(Relation index, FmgrInfo *procinfo, Oid collation, HnswE
 			/* Register page */
 			buf = ReadBuffer(index, hc->element->neighborPage);
 			LockBuffer(buf, BUFFER_LOCK_EXCLUSIVE);
-			state = GenericXLogStart(index);
+			if (building)
-			page = GenericXLogRegisterBuffer(state, buf, 0);
+			{
+				state = NULL;
+				page = BufferGetPage(buf);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				state = GenericXLogStart(index);
+				page = GenericXLogRegisterBuffer(state, buf, 0);
+			}
 
 			/* Get tuple */
 			itemid = PageGetItemId(page, offno);
@@ -385,9 +421,10 @@ HnswUpdateNeighborPages(Relation index, FmgrInfo *procinfo, Oid collation, HnswE
 					elog(ERROR, "failed to add index item to \"%s\"", RelationGetRelationName(index));
 
 				/* Commit */
-				GenericXLogFinish(state);
+				if (!building)
+					GenericXLogFinish(state);
 			}
-			else
+			else if (!building)
 				GenericXLogAbort(state);
 
 			UnlockReleaseBuffer(buf);
@@ -399,7 +436,7 @@ HnswUpdateNeighborPages(Relation index, FmgrInfo *procinfo, Oid collation, HnswE
  * Add a heap TID to an existing element
  */
 static bool
-HnswAddDuplicate(Relation index, HnswElement element, HnswElement dup)
+HnswAddDuplicate(Relation index, HnswElement element, HnswElement dup, bool building)
 {
 	Buffer		buf;
 	Page		page;
@@ -412,8 +449,16 @@ HnswAddDuplicate(Relation index, HnswElement element, HnswElement dup)
 	/* Read page */
 	buf = ReadBuffer(index, dup->blkno);
 	LockBuffer(buf, BUFFER_LOCK_EXCLUSIVE);
-	state = GenericXLogStart(index);
+	if (building)
-	page = GenericXLogRegisterBuffer(state, buf, 0);
+	{
+		state = NULL;
+		page = BufferGetPage(buf);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		state = GenericXLogStart(index);
+		page = GenericXLogRegisterBuffer(state, buf, 0);
+	}
 
 	/* Find space */
 	itemid = PageGetItemId(page, dup->offno);
@@ -428,7 +473,8 @@ HnswAddDuplicate(Relation index, HnswElement element, HnswElement dup)
 	/* Either being deleted or we lost our chance to another backend */
 	if (i == 0 || i == HNSW_HEAPTIDS)
 	{
-		GenericXLogAbort(state);
+		if (!building)
+			GenericXLogAbort(state);
 		UnlockReleaseBuffer(buf);
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -441,7 +487,8 @@ HnswAddDuplicate(Relation index, HnswElement element, HnswElement dup)
 		elog(ERROR, "failed to add index item to \"%s\"", RelationGetRelationName(index));
 
 	/* Commit */
-	GenericXLogFinish(state);
+	if (!building)
+		GenericXLogFinish(state);
 	UnlockReleaseBuffer(buf);
 
 	return true;
@@ -451,37 +498,37 @@ HnswAddDuplicate(Relation index, HnswElement element, HnswElement dup)
  * Write changes to disk
  */
 static void
-WriteElement(Relation index, FmgrInfo *procinfo, Oid collation, HnswElement element, int m, int efConstruction, HnswElement dup, HnswElement entryPoint)
+WriteElement(Relation index, FmgrInfo *procinfo, Oid collation, HnswElement element, int m, int efConstruction, HnswElement dup, HnswElement entryPoint, bool building)
 {
 	BlockNumber newInsertPage = InvalidBlockNumber;
 
 	/* Try to add to existing page */
 	if (dup != NULL)
 	{
-		if (HnswAddDuplicate(index, element, dup))
+		if (HnswAddDuplicate(index, element, dup, building))
 			return;
 	}
 
 	/* Write element and neighbor tuples */
-	WriteNewElementPages(index, element, m, GetInsertPage(index), &newInsertPage);
+	WriteNewElementPages(index, element, m, GetInsertPage(index), &newInsertPage, building);
 
 	/* Update insert page if needed */
 	if (BlockNumberIsValid(newInsertPage))
-		HnswUpdateMetaPage(index, 0, NULL, newInsertPage, MAIN_FORKNUM);
+		HnswUpdateMetaPage(index, 0, NULL, newInsertPage, MAIN_FORKNUM, building);
 
 	/* Update neighbors */
-	HnswUpdateNeighborPages(index, procinfo, collation, element, m, false);
+	HnswUpdateNeighborPages(index, procinfo, collation, element, m, false, building);
 
 	/* Update metapage if needed */
 	if (entryPoint == NULL || element->level > entryPoint->level)
-		HnswUpdateMetaPage(index, HNSW_UPDATE_ENTRY_GREATER, element, InvalidBlockNumber, MAIN_FORKNUM);
+		HnswUpdateMetaPage(index, HNSW_UPDATE_ENTRY_GREATER, element, InvalidBlockNumber, MAIN_FORKNUM, building);
 }
 
 /*
  * Insert a tuple into the index
  */
 bool
-HnswInsertTuple(Relation index, Datum *values, bool *isnull, ItemPointer heap_tid, Relation heapRel)
+HnswInsertTuple(Relation index, Datum *values, bool *isnull, ItemPointer heap_tid, Relation heapRel, bool building)
 {
 	Datum		value;
 	FmgrInfo   *normprocinfo;
@@ -540,7 +587,7 @@ HnswInsertTuple(Relation index, Datum *values, bool *isnull, ItemPointer heap_ti
 	dup = HnswFindDuplicate(element);
 
 	/* Write to disk */
-	WriteElement(index, procinfo, collation, element, m, efConstruction, dup, entryPoint);
+	WriteElement(index, procinfo, collation, element, m, efConstruction, dup, entryPoint, building);
 
 	/* Release lock */
 	UnlockPage(index, HNSW_UPDATE_LOCK, lockmode);
@@ -574,7 +621,7 @@ hnswinsert(Relation index, Datum *values, bool *isnull, ItemPointer heap_tid,
 	oldCtx = MemoryContextSwitchTo(insertCtx);
 
 	/* Insert tuple */
-	HnswInsertTuple(index, values, isnull, heap_tid, heap);
+	HnswInsertTuple(index, values, isnull, heap_tid, heap, false);
 
 	/* Delete memory context */
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldCtx);

src/hnswutils.c

@@ -184,27 +184,6 @@ HnswInitPage(Buffer buf, Page page)
 	HnswPageGetOpaque(page)->page_id = HNSW_PAGE_ID;
 }
 
-/*
- * Init and register page
- */
-void
-HnswInitRegisterPage(Relation index, Buffer *buf, Page *page, GenericXLogState **state)
-{
-	*state = GenericXLogStart(index);
-	*page = GenericXLogRegisterBuffer(*state, *buf, GENERIC_XLOG_FULL_IMAGE);
-	HnswInitPage(*buf, *page);
-}
-
-/*
- * Commit buffer
- */
-void
-HnswCommitBuffer(Buffer buf, GenericXLogState *state)
-{
-	GenericXLogFinish(state);
-	UnlockReleaseBuffer(buf);
-}
-
 /*
  * Allocate neighbors
  */
@@ -379,7 +358,7 @@ HnswUpdateMetaPageInfo(Page page, int updateEntry, HnswElement entryPoint, Block
  * Update the metapage
  */
 void
-HnswUpdateMetaPage(Relation index, int updateEntry, HnswElement entryPoint, BlockNumber insertPage, ForkNumber forkNum)
+HnswUpdateMetaPage(Relation index, int updateEntry, HnswElement entryPoint, BlockNumber insertPage, ForkNumber forkNum, bool building)
 {
 	Buffer		buf;
 	Page		page;
@@ -387,12 +366,22 @@ HnswUpdateMetaPage(Relation index, int updateEntry, HnswElement entryPoint, Bloc
 
 	buf = ReadBufferExtended(index, forkNum, HNSW_METAPAGE_BLKNO, RBM_NORMAL, NULL);
 	LockBuffer(buf, BUFFER_LOCK_EXCLUSIVE);
-	state = GenericXLogStart(index);
+	if (building)
-	page = GenericXLogRegisterBuffer(state, buf, 0);
+	{
+		state = NULL;
+		page = BufferGetPage(buf);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		state = GenericXLogStart(index);
+		page = GenericXLogRegisterBuffer(state, buf, 0);
+	}
 
 	HnswUpdateMetaPageInfo(page, updateEntry, entryPoint, insertPage);
 
-	HnswCommitBuffer(buf, state);
+	if (!building)
+		GenericXLogFinish(state);
+	UnlockReleaseBuffer(buf);
 }
 
 /*

src/hnswvacuum.c

@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ RepairGraphElement(HnswVacuumState * vacuumstate, HnswElement element, HnswEleme
 	UnlockReleaseBuffer(buf);
 
 	/* Update neighbors */
-	HnswUpdateNeighborPages(index, procinfo, collation, element, m, true);
+	HnswUpdateNeighborPages(index, procinfo, collation, element, m, true, false);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ RepairGraphEntryPoint(HnswVacuumState * vacuumstate)
 			 * point is outdated and empty, the entry point will be empty
 			 * until an element is repaired.
 			 */
-			HnswUpdateMetaPage(index, HNSW_UPDATE_ENTRY_ALWAYS, highestPoint, InvalidBlockNumber, MAIN_FORKNUM);
+			HnswUpdateMetaPage(index, HNSW_UPDATE_ENTRY_ALWAYS, highestPoint, InvalidBlockNumber, MAIN_FORKNUM, false);
 		}
 		else
 		{
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ RepairGraph(HnswVacuumState * vacuumstate)
 			 * was replaced and highest point was outdated.
 			 */
 			if (entryPoint == NULL || element->level > entryPoint->level)
-				HnswUpdateMetaPage(index, HNSW_UPDATE_ENTRY_GREATER, element, InvalidBlockNumber, MAIN_FORKNUM);
+				HnswUpdateMetaPage(index, HNSW_UPDATE_ENTRY_GREATER, element, InvalidBlockNumber, MAIN_FORKNUM, false);
 
 			/* Release lock */
 			UnlockPage(index, HNSW_UPDATE_LOCK, lockmode);
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ MarkDeleted(HnswVacuumState * vacuumstate)
 	}
 
 	/* Update insert page last, after everything has been marked as deleted */
-	HnswUpdateMetaPage(index, 0, NULL, insertPage, MAIN_FORKNUM);
+	HnswUpdateMetaPage(index, 0, NULL, insertPage, MAIN_FORKNUM, false);
 }
 
 /*