Re: BUG #15594: Unstable tests in contrib/test_decoding/output_iso/

16.01.2019 22:09, Andres Freund wrote:
> On 2019-01-16 14:56:34 +0000, PG Bug reporting form wrote:
>> I observe this issue with the tests: mxact, delayed_startup, and
>> ondisk_startup.
> Interesting - I've not seen that on the buildfarm before, or in local tests
> with a lot of repetitions. I assume the problem vanishes if you add 'skip-empty-xacts', '1'
> to the options of pg_logical_slot_get_changes()?
>
> Greetings,
>
> Andres Freund
Thank you, Andres.
Yes, it helps. After applying the attached patch the issue is gone.
Just to note that mxact.out and ondisk_startup.out expected an empty
transaction.
If it's not important, then the fix is ready.

Best regards,
Alexander