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This reverts commit d032726976.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## 0.5.1 (unreleased)
 
-- Fixed locking for index scans for HNSW
+- Improved performance of index scans for IVFFlat after updates and deletes
 
 ## 0.5.0 (2023-08-28)
 

src/hnsw.h

@@ -110,11 +110,13 @@ typedef struct HnswCandidate
 {
 	HnswElement element;
 	float		distance;
+	bool		closer;
 }			HnswCandidate;
 
 typedef struct HnswNeighborArray
 {
 	int			length;
+	bool		closerSet;
 	HnswCandidate *items;
 }			HnswNeighborArray;
 
@@ -218,7 +220,6 @@ typedef HnswNeighborTupleData * HnswNeighborTuple;
 typedef struct HnswScanOpaqueData
 {
 	bool		first;
-	Buffer		buf;
 	List	   *w;
 	MemoryContext tmpCtx;
 
@@ -259,7 +260,7 @@ typedef struct HnswVacuumState
 /* Methods */
 int			HnswGetM(Relation index);
 int			HnswGetEfConstruction(Relation index);
-FmgrInfo   *HnswOptionalProcInfo(Relation rel, uint16 procnum);
+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);

src/hnswbuild.c

@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ HnswBuildAppendPage(Relation index, Buffer *buf, Page *page, GenericXLogState **
 	HnswPageGetOpaque(*page)->nextblkno = BufferGetBlockNumber(newbuf);
 
 	/* Commit */
-	MarkBufferDirty(*buf);
 	GenericXLogFinish(*state);
 	UnlockReleaseBuffer(*buf);
 
@@ -179,7 +178,6 @@ CreateElementPages(HnswBuildState * buildstate)
 	insertPage = BufferGetBlockNumber(buf);
 
 	/* Commit */
-	MarkBufferDirty(buf);
 	GenericXLogFinish(state);
 	UnlockReleaseBuffer(buf);
 
@@ -227,7 +225,6 @@ CreateNeighborPages(HnswBuildState * buildstate)
 			elog(ERROR, "failed to add index item to \"%s\"", RelationGetRelationName(index));
 
 		/* Commit */
-		MarkBufferDirty(buf);
 		GenericXLogFinish(state);
 		UnlockReleaseBuffer(buf);
 	}

src/hnswinsert.c

@@ -202,8 +202,6 @@ WriteNewElementPages(Relation index, HnswElement e, int m, BlockNumber insertPag
 			HnswInsertAppendPage(index, &newbuf, &newpage, state, page);
 
 			/* Commit */
-			MarkBufferDirty(newbuf);
-			MarkBufferDirty(buf);
 			GenericXLogFinish(state);
 
 			/* Unlock previous buffer */
@@ -270,9 +268,6 @@ WriteNewElementPages(Relation index, HnswElement e, int m, BlockNumber insertPag
 	}
 
 	/* Commit */
-	MarkBufferDirty(buf);
-	if (nbuf != buf)
-		MarkBufferDirty(nbuf);
 	GenericXLogFinish(state);
 	UnlockReleaseBuffer(buf);
 	if (nbuf != buf)
@@ -391,7 +386,6 @@ HnswUpdateNeighborPages(Relation index, FmgrInfo *procinfo, Oid collation, HnswE
 					elog(ERROR, "failed to add index item to \"%s\"", RelationGetRelationName(index));
 
 				/* Commit */
-				MarkBufferDirty(buf);
 				GenericXLogFinish(state);
 			}
 			else
@@ -445,7 +439,6 @@ HnswAddDuplicate(Relation index, HnswElement element, HnswElement dup)
 		elog(ERROR, "failed to add index item to \"%s\"", RelationGetRelationName(index));
 
 	/* Commit */
-	MarkBufferDirty(buf);
 	GenericXLogFinish(state);
 	UnlockReleaseBuffer(buf);
 

src/hnswscan.c

@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ hnswbeginscan(Relation index, int nkeys, int norderbys)
 	scan = RelationGetIndexScan(index, nkeys, norderbys);
 
 	so = (HnswScanOpaque) palloc(sizeof(HnswScanOpaqueData));
-	so->buf = InvalidBuffer;
 	so->first = true;
 	so->tmpCtx = AllocSetContextCreate(CurrentMemoryContext,
 									   "Hnsw scan temporary context",
@@ -114,12 +113,6 @@ hnswbeginscan(Relation index, int nkeys, int norderbys)
 
 	scan->opaque = so;
 
-	/*
-	 * Get a shared lock. This allows vacuum to ensure no in-flight scans
-	 * before marking tuples as deleted.
-	 */
-	LockPage(scan->indexRelation, HNSW_SCAN_LOCK, ShareLock);
-
 	return scan;
 }
 
@@ -170,8 +163,17 @@ hnswgettuple(IndexScanDesc scan, ScanDirection dir)
 		/* Get scan value */
 		value = GetScanValue(scan);
 
+		/*
+		 * Get a shared lock. This allows vacuum to ensure no in-flight scans
+		 * before marking tuples as deleted.
+		 */
+		LockPage(scan->indexRelation, HNSW_SCAN_LOCK, ShareLock);
+
 		so->w = GetScanItems(scan, value);
 
+		/* Release shared lock */
+		UnlockPage(scan->indexRelation, HNSW_SCAN_LOCK, ShareLock);
+
 		so->first = false;
 	}
 
@@ -179,7 +181,6 @@ hnswgettuple(IndexScanDesc scan, ScanDirection dir)
 	{
 		HnswCandidate *hc = llast(so->w);
 		ItemPointer heaptid;
-		BlockNumber indexblkno;
 
 		/* Move to next element if no valid heap TIDs */
 		if (list_length(hc->element->heaptids) == 0)
@@ -189,7 +190,6 @@ hnswgettuple(IndexScanDesc scan, ScanDirection dir)
 		}
 
 		heaptid = llast(hc->element->heaptids);
-		indexblkno = hc->element->blkno;
 
 		hc->element->heaptids = list_delete_last(hc->element->heaptids);
 
@@ -201,17 +201,14 @@ hnswgettuple(IndexScanDesc scan, ScanDirection dir)
 		scan->xs_ctup.t_self = *heaptid;
 #endif
 
-		/* Unpin buffer */
-		if (BufferIsValid(so->buf))
-			ReleaseBuffer(so->buf);
-
 		/*
-		 * An index scan must maintain a pin on the index page holding the
-		 * item last returned by amgettuple
+		 * Typically, an index scan must maintain a pin on the index page
+		 * holding the item last returned by amgettuple. However, this is not
+		 * needed with the current vacuum strategy, which ensures scans do not
+		 * visit tuples in danger of being marked as deleted.
 		 *
 		 * https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/index-locking.html
 		 */
-		so->buf = ReadBuffer(scan->indexRelation, indexblkno);
 
 		scan->xs_recheckorderby = false;
 		return true;
@@ -229,13 +226,6 @@ hnswendscan(IndexScanDesc scan)
 {
 	HnswScanOpaque so = (HnswScanOpaque) scan->opaque;
 
-	/* Release pin */
-	if (BufferIsValid(so->buf))
-		ReleaseBuffer(so->buf);
-
-	/* Release shared lock */
-	UnlockPage(scan->indexRelation, HNSW_SCAN_LOCK, ShareLock);
-
 	MemoryContextDelete(so->tmpCtx);
 
 	pfree(so);

src/hnswutils.c

@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ HnswGetEfConstruction(Relation index)
  * Get proc
  */
 FmgrInfo *
-HnswOptionalProcInfo(Relation rel, uint16 procnum)
+HnswOptionalProcInfo(Relation index, uint16 procnum)
 {
-	if (!OidIsValid(index_getprocid(rel, 1, procnum)))
+	if (!OidIsValid(index_getprocid(index, 1, procnum)))
 		return NULL;
 
-	return index_getprocinfo(rel, 1, procnum);
+	return index_getprocinfo(index, 1, procnum);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ HnswInitRegisterPage(Relation index, Buffer *buf, Page *page, GenericXLogState *
 void
 HnswCommitBuffer(Buffer buf, GenericXLogState *state)
 {
-	MarkBufferDirty(buf);
 	GenericXLogFinish(state);
 	UnlockReleaseBuffer(buf);
 }
@@ -140,9 +139,21 @@ HnswInitNeighbors(HnswElement element, int m)
 		a = &element->neighbors[lc];
 		a->length = 0;
 		a->items = palloc(sizeof(HnswCandidate) * lm);
+		a->closerSet = false;
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * Free neighbors
+ */
+static void
+HnswFreeNeighbors(HnswElement element)
+{
+	for (int lc = 0; lc <= element->level; lc++)
+		pfree(element->neighbors[lc].items);
+	pfree(element->neighbors);
+}
+
 /*
  * Allocate an element
  */
@@ -174,10 +185,8 @@ HnswInitElement(ItemPointer heaptid, int m, double ml, int maxLevel)
 void
 HnswFreeElement(HnswElement element)
 {
+	HnswFreeNeighbors(element);
 	list_free_deep(element->heaptids);
-	for (int lc = 0; lc <= element->level; lc++)
-		pfree(element->neighbors[lc].items);
-	pfree(element->neighbors);
 	pfree(element->vec);
 	pfree(element);
 }
@@ -740,11 +749,13 @@ CheckElementCloser(HnswCandidate * e, List *r, int lc, FmgrInfo *procinfo, Oid c
  * Algorithm 4 from paper
  */
 static List *
-SelectNeighbors(List *c, int m, int lc, FmgrInfo *procinfo, Oid collation, HnswCandidate * *pruned)
+SelectNeighbors(List *c, int m, int lc, FmgrInfo *procinfo, Oid collation, HnswElement e2, HnswCandidate * newCandidate, HnswCandidate * *pruned)
 {
 	List	   *r = NIL;
 	List	   *w = list_copy(c);
 	pairingheap *wd;
+	bool		mustCalculate = !e2->neighbors[lc].closerSet;
+	bool		foundNew = false;
 
 	if (list_length(w) <= m)
 		return w;
@@ -755,18 +766,40 @@ SelectNeighbors(List *c, int m, int lc, FmgrInfo *procinfo, Oid collation, HnswC
 	{
 		/* Assumes w is already ordered desc */
 		HnswCandidate *e = llast(w);
-		bool		closer;
 
 		w = list_delete_last(w);
 
-		closer = CheckElementCloser(e, r, lc, procinfo, collation);
+		/* Use previous state of r and wd to skip work when possible */
+		if (mustCalculate)
+			e->closer = CheckElementCloser(e, r, lc, procinfo, collation);
+		else if (foundNew)
+		{
+			/* If new or current candidate is not closer, no change in state */
+			if (newCandidate->closer && e->closer)
+			{
+				/* Only need to compare with new candidate */
+				float		distance = HnswGetDistance(e->element, newCandidate->element, lc, procinfo, collation);
 
-		if (closer)
+				e->closer = e->distance < distance;
+
+				if (!e->closer)
+					mustCalculate = true;
+			}
+		}
+		else if (e == newCandidate)
+		{
+			e->closer = CheckElementCloser(e, r, lc, procinfo, collation);
+			foundNew = true;
+		}
+
+		if (e->closer)
 			r = lappend(r, e);
 		else
 			pairingheap_add(wd, &(CreatePairingHeapNode(e)->ph_node));
 	}
 
+	e2->neighbors[lc].closerSet = true;
+
 	/* Keep pruned connections */
 	while (!pairingheap_is_empty(wd) && list_length(r) < m)
 		r = lappend(r, ((HnswPairingHeapNode *) pairingheap_remove_first(wd))->inner);
@@ -901,7 +934,7 @@ HnswUpdateConnection(HnswElement element, HnswCandidate * hc, int m, int lc, int
 			c = lappend(c, &hc2);
 			list_sort(c, CompareCandidateDistances);
 
-			SelectNeighbors(c, m, lc, procinfo, collation, &pruned);
+			SelectNeighbors(c, m, lc, procinfo, collation, hc->element, &hc2, &pruned);
 
 			/* Should not happen */
 			if (pruned == NULL)
@@ -1000,7 +1033,7 @@ HnswInsertElement(HnswElement element, HnswElement entryPoint, Relation index, F
 		else
 			lw = w;
 
-		neighbors = SelectNeighbors(lw, lm, lc, procinfo, collation, NULL);
+		neighbors = SelectNeighbors(lw, lm, lc, procinfo, collation, element, NULL, NULL);
 
 		AddConnections(element, neighbors, lm, lc);
 

src/hnswvacuum.c

@@ -128,10 +128,7 @@ RemoveHeapTids(HnswVacuumState * vacuumstate)
 		blkno = HnswPageGetOpaque(page)->nextblkno;
 
 		if (updated)
-		{
-			MarkBufferDirty(buf);
 			GenericXLogFinish(state);
-		}
 		else
 			GenericXLogAbort(state);
 
@@ -229,7 +226,6 @@ RepairGraphElement(HnswVacuumState * vacuumstate, HnswElement element, HnswEleme
 		elog(ERROR, "failed to add index item to \"%s\"", RelationGetRelationName(index));
 
 	/* Commit */
-	MarkBufferDirty(buf);
 	GenericXLogFinish(state);
 	UnlockReleaseBuffer(buf);
 
@@ -547,9 +543,6 @@ MarkDeleted(HnswVacuumState * vacuumstate)
 				elog(ERROR, "failed to add index item to \"%s\"", RelationGetRelationName(index));
 
 			/* Commit */
-			MarkBufferDirty(buf);
-			if (nbuf != buf)
-				MarkBufferDirty(nbuf);
 			GenericXLogFinish(state);
 			if (nbuf != buf)
 				UnlockReleaseBuffer(nbuf);

src/ivfbuild.c

@@ -506,29 +506,30 @@ CreateListPages(Relation index, VectorArray centers, int dimensions,
 	Buffer		buf;
 	Page		page;
 	GenericXLogState *state;
-	OffsetNumber offno;
-	Size		itemsz;
+	Size		listSize;
 	IvfflatList list;
 
-	itemsz = MAXALIGN(IVFFLAT_LIST_SIZE(dimensions));
-	list = palloc(itemsz);
+	listSize = MAXALIGN(IVFFLAT_LIST_SIZE(dimensions));
+	list = palloc(listSize);
 
 	buf = IvfflatNewBuffer(index, forkNum);
 	IvfflatInitRegisterPage(index, &buf, &page, &state);
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < lists; i++)
 	{
+		OffsetNumber offno;
+
 		/* Load list */
 		list->startPage = InvalidBlockNumber;
 		list->insertPage = InvalidBlockNumber;
 		memcpy(&list->center, VectorArrayGet(centers, i), VECTOR_SIZE(dimensions));
 
 		/* Ensure free space */
-		if (PageGetFreeSpace(page) < itemsz)
+		if (PageGetFreeSpace(page) < listSize)
 			IvfflatAppendPage(index, &buf, &page, &state, forkNum);
 
 		/* Add the item */
-		offno = PageAddItem(page, (Item) list, itemsz, InvalidOffsetNumber, false, false);
+		offno = PageAddItem(page, (Item) list, listSize, InvalidOffsetNumber, false, false);
 		if (offno == InvalidOffsetNumber)
 			elog(ERROR, "failed to add index item to \"%s\"", RelationGetRelationName(index));
 

src/ivfflat.h

@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@ typedef struct IvfflatScanOpaqueData
 	int			probes;
 	int			dimensions;
 	bool		first;
+	Buffer		buf;
+	ItemPointerData heaptid;
 
 	/* Sorting */
 	Tuplesortstate *sortstate;
@@ -275,7 +277,7 @@ VectorArray VectorArrayInit(int maxlen, int dimensions);
 void		VectorArrayFree(VectorArray arr);
 void		PrintVectorArray(char *msg, VectorArray arr);
 void		IvfflatKmeans(Relation index, VectorArray samples, VectorArray centers);
-FmgrInfo   *IvfflatOptionalProcInfo(Relation rel, uint16 procnum);
+FmgrInfo   *IvfflatOptionalProcInfo(Relation index, uint16 procnum);
 bool		IvfflatNormValue(FmgrInfo *procinfo, Oid collation, Datum *value, Vector * result);
 int			IvfflatGetLists(Relation index);
 void		IvfflatGetMetaPageInfo(Relation index, int *lists, int *dimensions);

src/ivfinsert.c

@@ -11,36 +11,37 @@
  * Find the list that minimizes the distance function
  */
 static void
-FindInsertPage(Relation rel, Datum *values, BlockNumber *insertPage, ListInfo * listInfo)
+FindInsertPage(Relation index, Datum *values, BlockNumber *insertPage, ListInfo * listInfo)
 {
-	Buffer		cbuf;
-	Page		cpage;
-	IvfflatList list;
-	double		distance;
 	double		minDistance = DBL_MAX;
 	BlockNumber nextblkno = IVFFLAT_HEAD_BLKNO;
 	FmgrInfo   *procinfo;
 	Oid			collation;
-	OffsetNumber offno;
-	OffsetNumber maxoffno;
 
 	/* Avoid compiler warning */
 	listInfo->blkno = nextblkno;
 	listInfo->offno = FirstOffsetNumber;
 
-	procinfo = index_getprocinfo(rel, 1, IVFFLAT_DISTANCE_PROC);
-	collation = rel->rd_indcollation[0];
+	procinfo = index_getprocinfo(index, 1, IVFFLAT_DISTANCE_PROC);
+	collation = index->rd_indcollation[0];
 
 	/* Search all list pages */
 	while (BlockNumberIsValid(nextblkno))
 	{
-		cbuf = ReadBuffer(rel, nextblkno);
+		Buffer		cbuf;
+		Page		cpage;
+		OffsetNumber maxoffno;
+
+		cbuf = ReadBuffer(index, nextblkno);
 		LockBuffer(cbuf, BUFFER_LOCK_SHARE);
 		cpage = BufferGetPage(cbuf);
 		maxoffno = PageGetMaxOffsetNumber(cpage);
 
-		for (offno = FirstOffsetNumber; offno <= maxoffno; offno = OffsetNumberNext(offno))
+		for (OffsetNumber offno = FirstOffsetNumber; offno <= maxoffno; offno = OffsetNumberNext(offno))
 		{
+			IvfflatList list;
+			double		distance;
+
 			list = (IvfflatList) PageGetItem(cpage, PageGetItemId(cpage, offno));
 			distance = DatumGetFloat8(FunctionCall2Coll(procinfo, collation, values[0], PointerGetDatum(&list->center)));
 
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ FindInsertPage(Relation rel, Datum *values, BlockNumber *insertPage, ListInfo *
  * Insert a tuple into the index
  */
 static void
-InsertTuple(Relation rel, Datum *values, bool *isnull, ItemPointer heap_tid, Relation heapRel)
+InsertTuple(Relation index, Datum *values, bool *isnull, ItemPointer heap_tid, Relation heapRel)
 {
 	IndexTuple	itup;
 	Datum		value;
@@ -80,20 +81,20 @@ InsertTuple(Relation rel, Datum *values, bool *isnull, ItemPointer heap_tid, Rel
 	value = PointerGetDatum(PG_DETOAST_DATUM(values[0]));
 
 	/* Normalize if needed */
-	normprocinfo = IvfflatOptionalProcInfo(rel, IVFFLAT_NORM_PROC);
+	normprocinfo = IvfflatOptionalProcInfo(index, IVFFLAT_NORM_PROC);
 	if (normprocinfo != NULL)
 	{
-		if (!IvfflatNormValue(normprocinfo, rel->rd_indcollation[0], &value, NULL))
+		if (!IvfflatNormValue(normprocinfo, index->rd_indcollation[0], &value, NULL))
 			return;
 	}
 
 	/* Find the insert page - sets the page and list info */
-	FindInsertPage(rel, values, &insertPage, &listInfo);
+	FindInsertPage(index, values, &insertPage, &listInfo);
 	Assert(BlockNumberIsValid(insertPage));
 	originalInsertPage = insertPage;
 
 	/* Form tuple */
-	itup = index_form_tuple(RelationGetDescr(rel), &value, isnull);
+	itup = index_form_tuple(RelationGetDescr(index), &value, isnull);
 	itup->t_tid = *heap_tid;
 
 	/* Get tuple size */
@@ -103,10 +104,10 @@ InsertTuple(Relation rel, Datum *values, bool *isnull, ItemPointer heap_tid, Rel
 	/* Find a page to insert the item */
 	for (;;)
 	{
-		buf = ReadBuffer(rel, insertPage);
+		buf = ReadBuffer(index, insertPage);
 		LockBuffer(buf, BUFFER_LOCK_EXCLUSIVE);
 
-		state = GenericXLogStart(rel);
+		state = GenericXLogStart(index);
 		page = GenericXLogRegisterBuffer(state, buf, 0);
 
 		if (PageGetFreeSpace(page) >= itemsz)
@@ -126,9 +127,9 @@ InsertTuple(Relation rel, Datum *values, bool *isnull, ItemPointer heap_tid, Rel
 			Page		newpage;
 
 			/* Add a new page */
-			LockRelationForExtension(rel, ExclusiveLock);
-			newbuf = IvfflatNewBuffer(rel, MAIN_FORKNUM);
-			UnlockRelationForExtension(rel, ExclusiveLock);
+			LockRelationForExtension(index, ExclusiveLock);
+			newbuf = IvfflatNewBuffer(index, MAIN_FORKNUM);
+			UnlockRelationForExtension(index, ExclusiveLock);
 
 			/* Init new page */
 			newpage = GenericXLogRegisterBuffer(state, newbuf, GENERIC_XLOG_FULL_IMAGE);
@@ -141,15 +142,13 @@ InsertTuple(Relation rel, Datum *values, bool *isnull, ItemPointer heap_tid, Rel
 			IvfflatPageGetOpaque(page)->nextblkno = insertPage;
 
 			/* Commit */
-			MarkBufferDirty(newbuf);
-			MarkBufferDirty(buf);
 			GenericXLogFinish(state);
 
 			/* Unlock previous buffer */
 			UnlockReleaseBuffer(buf);
 
 			/* Prepare new buffer */
-			state = GenericXLogStart(rel);
+			state = GenericXLogStart(index);
 			buf = newbuf;
 			page = GenericXLogRegisterBuffer(state, buf, 0);
 			break;
@@ -158,13 +157,13 @@ InsertTuple(Relation rel, Datum *values, bool *isnull, ItemPointer heap_tid, Rel
 
 	/* Add to next offset */
 	if (PageAddItem(page, (Item) itup, itemsz, InvalidOffsetNumber, false, false) == InvalidOffsetNumber)
-		elog(ERROR, "failed to add index item to \"%s\"", RelationGetRelationName(rel));
+		elog(ERROR, "failed to add index item to \"%s\"", RelationGetRelationName(index));
 
 	IvfflatCommitBuffer(buf, state);
 
 	/* Update the insert page */
 	if (insertPage != originalInsertPage)
-		IvfflatUpdateList(rel, listInfo, insertPage, originalInsertPage, InvalidBlockNumber, MAIN_FORKNUM);
+		IvfflatUpdateList(index, listInfo, insertPage, originalInsertPage, InvalidBlockNumber, MAIN_FORKNUM);
 }
 
 /*

src/ivfkmeans.c

@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ InitCenters(Relation index, VectorArray samples, VectorArray centers, float *low
 	FmgrInfo   *procinfo;
 	Oid			collation;
 	int64		j;
-	double		distance;
-	double		sum;
-	double		choice;
-	Vector	   *vec;
 	float	   *weight = palloc(samples->length * sizeof(float));
 	int			numCenters = centers->maxlen;
 	int			numSamples = samples->length;
@@ -33,17 +29,21 @@ InitCenters(Relation index, VectorArray samples, VectorArray centers, float *low
 	centers->length++;
 
 	for (j = 0; j < numSamples; j++)
-		weight[j] = DBL_MAX;
+		weight[j] = FLT_MAX;
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < numCenters; i++)
 	{
+		double		sum;
+		double		choice;
+
 		CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();
 
 		sum = 0.0;
 
 		for (j = 0; j < numSamples; j++)
 		{
-			vec = VectorArrayGet(samples, j);
+			Vector	   *vec = VectorArrayGet(samples, j);
+			double		distance;
 
 			/* Only need to compute distance for new center */
 			/* TODO Use triangle inequality to reduce distance calculations */
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ CompareVectors(const void *a, const void *b)
 static void
 QuickCenters(Relation index, VectorArray samples, VectorArray centers)
 {
-	Vector	   *vec;
 	int			dimensions = centers->dim;
 	Oid			collation = index->rd_indcollation[0];
 	FmgrInfo   *normprocinfo = IvfflatOptionalProcInfo(index, IVFFLAT_KMEANS_NORM_PROC);
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ QuickCenters(Relation index, VectorArray samples, VectorArray centers)
 		qsort(samples->items, samples->length, VECTOR_SIZE(samples->dim), CompareVectors);
 		for (int i = 0; i < samples->length; i++)
 		{
-			vec = VectorArrayGet(samples, i);
+			Vector	   *vec = VectorArrayGet(samples, i);
 
 			if (i == 0 || CompareVectors(vec, VectorArrayGet(samples, i - 1)) != 0)
 			{
@@ -136,7 +135,7 @@ QuickCenters(Relation index, VectorArray samples, VectorArray centers)
 	/* Fill remaining with random data */
 	while (centers->length < centers->maxlen)
 	{
-		vec = VectorArrayGet(centers, centers->length);
+		Vector	   *vec = VectorArrayGet(centers, centers->length);
 
 		SET_VARSIZE(vec, VECTOR_SIZE(dimensions));
 		vec->dim = dimensions;
@@ -168,7 +167,6 @@ ElkanKmeans(Relation index, VectorArray samples, VectorArray centers)
 	Oid			collation;
 	Vector	   *vec;
 	Vector	   *newCenter;
-	int			iteration;
 	int64		j;
 	int64		k;
 	int			dimensions = centers->dim;
@@ -182,14 +180,6 @@ ElkanKmeans(Relation index, VectorArray samples, VectorArray centers)
 	float	   *s;
 	float	   *halfcdist;
 	float	   *newcdist;
-	int			changes;
-	double		minDistance;
-	int			closestCenter;
-	double		distance;
-	bool		rj;
-	bool		rjreset;
-	double		dxcx;
-	double		dxc;
 
 	/* Calculate allocation sizes */
 	Size		samplesSize = VECTOR_ARRAY_SIZE(samples->maxlen, samples->dim);
@@ -247,14 +237,14 @@ ElkanKmeans(Relation index, VectorArray samples, VectorArray centers)
 	/* Assign each x to its closest initial center c(x) = argmin d(x,c) */
 	for (j = 0; j < numSamples; j++)
 	{
-		minDistance = DBL_MAX;
-		closestCenter = 0;
+		float		minDistance = FLT_MAX;
+		int			closestCenter = 0;
 
 		/* Find closest center */
 		for (k = 0; k < numCenters; k++)
 		{
 			/* TODO Use Lemma 1 in k-means++ initialization */
-			distance = lowerBound[j * numCenters + k];
+			float		distance = lowerBound[j * numCenters + k];
 
 			if (distance < minDistance)
 			{
@@ -268,13 +258,14 @@ ElkanKmeans(Relation index, VectorArray samples, VectorArray centers)
 	}
 
 	/* Give 500 iterations to converge */
-	for (iteration = 0; iteration < 500; iteration++)
+	for (int iteration = 0; iteration < 500; iteration++)
 	{
+		int			changes = 0;
+		bool		rjreset;
+
 		/* Can take a while, so ensure we can interrupt */
 		CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();
 
-		changes = 0;
-
 		/* Step 1: For all centers, compute distance */
 		for (j = 0; j < numCenters; j++)
 		{
@@ -282,7 +273,8 @@ ElkanKmeans(Relation index, VectorArray samples, VectorArray centers)
 
 			for (k = j + 1; k < numCenters; k++)
 			{
-				distance = 0.5 * DatumGetFloat8(FunctionCall2Coll(procinfo, collation, PointerGetDatum(vec), PointerGetDatum(VectorArrayGet(centers, k))));
+				float		distance = 0.5 * DatumGetFloat8(FunctionCall2Coll(procinfo, collation, PointerGetDatum(vec), PointerGetDatum(VectorArrayGet(centers, k))));
+
 				halfcdist[j * numCenters + k] = distance;
 				halfcdist[k * numCenters + j] = distance;
 			}
@@ -291,10 +283,12 @@ ElkanKmeans(Relation index, VectorArray samples, VectorArray centers)
 		/* For all centers c, compute s(c) */
 		for (j = 0; j < numCenters; j++)
 		{
-			minDistance = DBL_MAX;
+			float		minDistance = FLT_MAX;
 
 			for (k = 0; k < numCenters; k++)
 			{
+				float		distance;
+
 				if (j == k)
 					continue;
 
@@ -310,6 +304,8 @@ ElkanKmeans(Relation index, VectorArray samples, VectorArray centers)
 
 		for (j = 0; j < numSamples; j++)
 		{
+			bool		rj;
+
 			/* Step 2: Identify all points x such that u(x) <= s(c(x)) */
 			if (upperBound[j] <= s[closestCenters[j]])
 				continue;
@@ -318,6 +314,8 @@ ElkanKmeans(Relation index, VectorArray samples, VectorArray centers)
 
 			for (k = 0; k < numCenters; k++)
 			{
+				float		dxcx;
+
 				/* Step 3: For all remaining points x and centers c */
 				if (k == closestCenters[j])
 					continue;
@@ -347,7 +345,7 @@ ElkanKmeans(Relation index, VectorArray samples, VectorArray centers)
 				/* Step 3b */
 				if (dxcx > lowerBound[j * numCenters + k] || dxcx > halfcdist[closestCenters[j] * numCenters + k])
 				{
-					dxc = DatumGetFloat8(FunctionCall2Coll(procinfo, collation, PointerGetDatum(vec), PointerGetDatum(VectorArrayGet(centers, k))));
+					float		dxc = DatumGetFloat8(FunctionCall2Coll(procinfo, collation, PointerGetDatum(vec), PointerGetDatum(VectorArrayGet(centers, k))));
 
 					/* d(x,c) calculated */
 					lowerBound[j * numCenters + k] = dxc;
@@ -361,7 +359,6 @@ ElkanKmeans(Relation index, VectorArray samples, VectorArray centers)
 
 						changes++;
 					}
-
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -378,6 +375,8 @@ ElkanKmeans(Relation index, VectorArray samples, VectorArray centers)
 
 		for (j = 0; j < numSamples; j++)
 		{
+			int			closestCenter;
+
 			vec = VectorArrayGet(samples, j);
 			closestCenter = closestCenters[j];
 
@@ -426,7 +425,7 @@ ElkanKmeans(Relation index, VectorArray samples, VectorArray centers)
 		{
 			for (k = 0; k < numCenters; k++)
 			{
-				distance = lowerBound[j * numCenters + k] - newcdist[k];
+				float		distance = lowerBound[j * numCenters + k] - newcdist[k];
 
 				if (distance < 0)
 					distance = 0;
@@ -442,7 +441,7 @@ ElkanKmeans(Relation index, VectorArray samples, VectorArray centers)
 
 		/* Step 7 */
 		for (j = 0; j < numCenters; j++)
-			memcpy(VectorArrayGet(centers, j), VectorArrayGet(newCenters, j), VECTOR_SIZE(dimensions));
+			VectorArraySet(centers, j, VectorArrayGet(newCenters, j));
 
 		if (changes == 0 && iteration != 0)
 			break;
@@ -465,9 +464,6 @@ static void
 CheckCenters(Relation index, VectorArray centers)
 {
 	FmgrInfo   *normprocinfo;
-	Oid			collation;
-	Vector	   *vec;
-	double		norm;
 
 	if (centers->length != centers->maxlen)
 		elog(ERROR, "Not enough centers. Please report a bug.");
@@ -475,7 +471,7 @@ CheckCenters(Relation index, VectorArray centers)
 	/* Ensure no NaN or infinite values */
 	for (int i = 0; i < centers->length; i++)
 	{
-		vec = VectorArrayGet(centers, i);
+		Vector	   *vec = VectorArrayGet(centers, i);
 
 		for (int j = 0; j < vec->dim; j++)
 		{
@@ -501,11 +497,12 @@ CheckCenters(Relation index, VectorArray centers)
 	normprocinfo = IvfflatOptionalProcInfo(index, IVFFLAT_NORM_PROC);
 	if (normprocinfo != NULL)
 	{
-		collation = index->rd_indcollation[0];
+		Oid			collation = index->rd_indcollation[0];
 
 		for (int i = 0; i < centers->length; i++)
 		{
-			norm = DatumGetFloat8(FunctionCall1Coll(normprocinfo, collation, PointerGetDatum(VectorArrayGet(centers, i))));
+			double		norm = DatumGetFloat8(FunctionCall1Coll(normprocinfo, collation, PointerGetDatum(VectorArrayGet(centers, i))));
+
 			if (norm == 0)
 				elog(ERROR, "Zero norm detected. Please report a bug.");
 		}

src/ivfscan.c

@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ GetScanItems(IndexScanDesc scan, Datum value)
 				bool		isnull;
 				ItemId		itemid = PageGetItemId(page, offno);
 
+				/* Skip dead tuples */
+				if (scan->ignore_killed_tuples && ItemIdIsDead(itemid))
+					continue;
+
 				itup = (IndexTuple) PageGetItem(page, itemid);
 				datum = index_getattr(itup, 1, tupdesc, &isnull);
 
@@ -157,6 +161,8 @@ GetScanItems(IndexScanDesc scan, Datum value)
 				slot->tts_isnull[0] = false;
 				slot->tts_values[1] = PointerGetDatum(&itup->t_tid);
 				slot->tts_isnull[1] = false;
+				slot->tts_values[2] = Int32GetDatum((int) searchPage);
+				slot->tts_isnull[2] = false;
 				ExecStoreVirtualTuple(slot);
 
 				tuplesort_puttupleslot(so->sortstate, slot);
@@ -181,6 +187,55 @@ GetScanItems(IndexScanDesc scan, Datum value)
 	tuplesort_performsort(so->sortstate);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Mark prior tuple as dead
+ */
+static void
+MarkPriorTupleDead(IndexScanDesc scan)
+{
+	IvfflatScanOpaque so = (IvfflatScanOpaque) scan->opaque;
+	Buffer		buf = so->buf;
+	Page		page;
+	OffsetNumber maxoffno;
+
+	/* Safety check */
+	if (!BufferIsValid(so->buf) || !ItemPointerIsValid(&so->heaptid))
+		return;
+
+	/* Only a shared locked is needed for ItemIdMarkDead */
+	LockBuffer(buf, BUFFER_LOCK_SHARE);
+	page = BufferGetPage(buf);
+	maxoffno = PageGetMaxOffsetNumber(page);
+
+	for (OffsetNumber offno = FirstOffsetNumber; offno <= maxoffno; offno = OffsetNumberNext(offno))
+	{
+		ItemId		itemid = PageGetItemId(page, offno);
+		IndexTuple	itup = (IndexTuple) PageGetItem(page, itemid);
+
+		/*
+		 * Find tuple. Since buffer has been pinned, tuple cannot have been
+		 * vacuumed (and heap TID reused).
+		 */
+		if (ItemPointerEquals(&itup->t_tid, &so->heaptid))
+		{
+			/*
+			 * Make sure tuple has not already been marked dead to avoid extra
+			 * WAL if wal_log_hints or data checksums enabled
+			 */
+			if (!ItemIdIsDead(itemid))
+			{
+				ItemIdMarkDead(itemid);
+				MarkBufferDirtyHint(buf, true);
+			}
+
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Unlock buffer */
+	LockBuffer(buf, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+}
+
 /*
  * Prepare for an index scan
  */
@@ -206,7 +261,9 @@ ivfflatbeginscan(Relation index, int nkeys, int norderbys)
 		probes = lists;
 
 	so = (IvfflatScanOpaque) palloc(offsetof(IvfflatScanOpaqueData, lists) + probes * sizeof(IvfflatScanList));
+	so->buf = InvalidBuffer;
 	so->first = true;
+	ItemPointerSetInvalid(&so->heaptid);
 	so->probes = probes;
 	so->dimensions = dimensions;
 
@@ -217,12 +274,13 @@ ivfflatbeginscan(Relation index, int nkeys, int norderbys)
 
 	/* Create tuple description for sorting */
 #if PG_VERSION_NUM >= 120000
-	so->tupdesc = CreateTemplateTupleDesc(2);
+	so->tupdesc = CreateTemplateTupleDesc(3);
 #else
-	so->tupdesc = CreateTemplateTupleDesc(2, false);
+	so->tupdesc = CreateTemplateTupleDesc(3, false);
 #endif
 	TupleDescInitEntry(so->tupdesc, (AttrNumber) 1, "distance", FLOAT8OID, -1, 0);
 	TupleDescInitEntry(so->tupdesc, (AttrNumber) 2, "heaptid", TIDOID, -1, 0);
+	TupleDescInitEntry(so->tupdesc, (AttrNumber) 3, "indexblkno", INT4OID, -1, 0);
 
 	/* Prep sort */
 	so->sortstate = tuplesort_begin_heap(so->tupdesc, 1, attNums, sortOperators, sortCollations, nullsFirstFlags, work_mem, NULL, false);
@@ -254,6 +312,7 @@ ivfflatrescan(IndexScanDesc scan, ScanKey keys, int nkeys, ScanKey orderbys, int
 #endif
 
 	so->first = true;
+	ItemPointerSetInvalid(&so->heaptid);
 	pairingheap_reset(so->listQueue);
 
 	if (keys && scan->numberOfKeys > 0)
@@ -288,10 +347,6 @@ ivfflatgettuple(IndexScanDesc scan, ScanDirection dir)
 		if (scan->orderByData == NULL)
 			elog(ERROR, "cannot scan ivfflat index without order");
 
-		/* Safety check */
-		if (!IsMVCCSnapshot(scan->xs_snapshot))
-			elog(ERROR, "non-MVCC snapshots are not supported with ivfflat");
-
 		if (scan->orderByData->sk_flags & SK_ISNULL)
 			value = PointerGetDatum(InitVector(so->dimensions));
 		else
@@ -315,10 +370,17 @@ ivfflatgettuple(IndexScanDesc scan, ScanDirection dir)
 		if (value != scan->orderByData->sk_argument)
 			pfree(DatumGetPointer(value));
 	}
+	else
+	{
+		/* Mark prior tuple as dead */
+		if (scan->kill_prior_tuple)
+			MarkPriorTupleDead(scan);
+	}
 
 	if (tuplesort_gettupleslot(so->sortstate, true, false, so->slot, NULL))
 	{
 		ItemPointer heaptid = (ItemPointer) DatumGetPointer(slot_getattr(so->slot, 2, &so->isnull));
+		BlockNumber indexblkno = DatumGetInt32(slot_getattr(so->slot, 3, &so->isnull));
 
 #if PG_VERSION_NUM >= 120000
 		scan->xs_heaptid = *heaptid;
@@ -326,11 +388,20 @@ ivfflatgettuple(IndexScanDesc scan, ScanDirection dir)
 		scan->xs_ctup.t_self = *heaptid;
 #endif
 
+		/* Keep track of info needed to mark tuple as dead */
+		so->heaptid = *heaptid;
+
+		/* Unpin buffer */
+		if (BufferIsValid(so->buf))
+			ReleaseBuffer(so->buf);
+
 		/*
-		 * Since no pinning during sorting, requires MVCC-compliant snapshot.
-		 * Also, cannot kill prior tuples, since heap TID may be recycled.
+		 * An index scan must maintain a pin on the index page holding the
+		 * item last returned by amgettuple
+		 *
 		 * https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/index-locking.html
 		 */
+		so->buf = ReadBuffer(scan->indexRelation, indexblkno);
 
 		scan->xs_recheckorderby = false;
 		return true;
@@ -347,6 +418,10 @@ ivfflatendscan(IndexScanDesc scan)
 {
 	IvfflatScanOpaque so = (IvfflatScanOpaque) scan->opaque;
 
+	/* Release pin */
+	if (BufferIsValid(so->buf))
+		ReleaseBuffer(so->buf);
+
 	pairingheap_free(so->listQueue);
 	tuplesort_end(so->sortstate);
 

src/ivfutils.c

@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ IvfflatGetLists(Relation index)
  * Get proc
  */
 FmgrInfo *
-IvfflatOptionalProcInfo(Relation rel, uint16 procnum)
+IvfflatOptionalProcInfo(Relation index, uint16 procnum)
 {
-	if (!OidIsValid(index_getprocid(rel, 1, procnum)))
+	if (!OidIsValid(index_getprocid(index, 1, procnum)))
 		return NULL;
 
-	return index_getprocinfo(rel, 1, procnum);
+	return index_getprocinfo(index, 1, procnum);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ IvfflatInitRegisterPage(Relation index, Buffer *buf, Page *page, GenericXLogStat
 void
 IvfflatCommitBuffer(Buffer buf, GenericXLogState *state)
 {
-	MarkBufferDirty(buf);
 	GenericXLogFinish(state);
 	UnlockReleaseBuffer(buf);
 }
@@ -160,8 +159,6 @@ IvfflatAppendPage(Relation index, Buffer *buf, Page *page, GenericXLogState **st
 	IvfflatInitPage(newbuf, newpage);
 
 	/* Commit */
-	MarkBufferDirty(*buf);
-	MarkBufferDirty(newbuf);
 	GenericXLogFinish(*state);
 
 	/* Unlock */

src/ivfvacuum.c

@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ ivfflatbulkdelete(IndexVacuumInfo *info, IndexBulkDeleteResult *stats,
 				{
 					/* Delete tuples */
 					PageIndexMultiDelete(page, deletable, ndeletable);
-					MarkBufferDirty(buf);
 					GenericXLogFinish(state);
 				}
 				else