Add functions for reporting LFC hits and misses

refer #5351

Make changing state of local file cache more consistent

pgxn/neon/file_cache.c

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 typedef struct FileCacheEntry
 {
 	BufferTag	key;
+	uint32      hash;
 	uint32		offset;
 	uint32		access_count;
 	uint32		bitmap[BLOCKS_PER_CHUNK/32];
@@ -83,6 +84,9 @@ typedef struct FileCacheControl
 	uint64 generation; /* generation is needed to handle correct hash reenabling */
 	uint32 size; /* size of cache file in chunks */
 	uint32 used; /* number of used chunks */
+	uint32 limit; /* shared copy of lfc_size_limit */
+	uint64 hits;
+	uint64 misses;
 	dlist_head lru; /* double linked list for LRU replacement algorithm */
 } FileCacheControl;
 
@@ -100,7 +104,9 @@ static shmem_request_hook_type prev_shmem_request_hook;
 #endif
 static int   lfc_shrinking_factor; /* power of two by which local cache size will be shrinked when lfc_free_space_watermark is reached */
 
-void FileCacheMonitorMain(Datum main_arg);
+#define LFC_ENABLED() (lfc_ctl->limit != 0)
+
+void PGDLLEXPORT FileCacheMonitorMain(Datum main_arg);
 
 /*
  * Local file cache is mandatory and Neon can work without it.
@@ -111,49 +117,68 @@ void FileCacheMonitorMain(Datum main_arg);
 static void
 lfc_disable(char const* op)
 {
-	HASH_SEQ_STATUS status;
-	FileCacheEntry* entry;
-
 	elog(WARNING, "Failed to %s local file cache at %s: %m, disabling local file cache", op, lfc_path);
 
+	/* Invalidate hash */
+	LWLockAcquire(lfc_lock, LW_EXCLUSIVE);
+
+	if (LFC_ENABLED())
+	{
+		HASH_SEQ_STATUS status;
+		FileCacheEntry* entry;
+
+		hash_seq_init(&status, lfc_hash);
+		while ((entry = hash_seq_search(&status)) != NULL)
+		{
+			hash_search_with_hash_value(lfc_hash, &entry->key, entry->hash, HASH_REMOVE, NULL);
+		}
+		lfc_ctl->generation += 1;
+		lfc_ctl->size = 0;
+		lfc_ctl->used = 0;
+		lfc_ctl->limit = 0;
+		dlist_init(&lfc_ctl->lru);
+
+		if (lfc_desc > 0)
+		{
+			/* If the reason of error is ENOSPC, then truncation of file may help to reclaim some space */
+			int rc = ftruncate(lfc_desc, 0);
+			if (rc < 0)
+				elog(WARNING, "Failed to truncate local file cache %s: %m", lfc_path);
+		}
+	}
+	LWLockRelease(lfc_lock);
+
+
 	if (lfc_desc > 0)
 		close(lfc_desc);
 
 	lfc_desc = -1;
-	lfc_size_limit = 0;
+}
 
-	/* Invalidate hash */
+/*
-	LWLockAcquire(lfc_lock, LW_EXCLUSIVE);
+ * This check is done without obtaining lfc_lock, so it is unreliable
-
+ */
-	hash_seq_init(&status, lfc_hash);
+static bool
-	while ((entry = hash_seq_search(&status)) != NULL)
+lfc_maybe_disabled(void)
-	{
+{
-		hash_search(lfc_hash, &entry->key, HASH_REMOVE, NULL);
+	return !lfc_ctl || !LFC_ENABLED();
-		memset(entry->bitmap, 0, sizeof entry->bitmap);
-	}
-	hash_seq_term(&status);
-	lfc_ctl->generation += 1;
-	lfc_ctl->size = 0;
-	lfc_ctl->used = 0;
-	dlist_init(&lfc_ctl->lru);
-
-	LWLockRelease(lfc_lock);
 }
 
 static bool
 lfc_ensure_opened(void)
 {
+	bool enabled = !lfc_maybe_disabled();
 	/* Open cache file if not done yet */
-	if (lfc_desc <= 0)
+	if (lfc_desc <= 0 && enabled)
 	{
-		lfc_desc = BasicOpenFile(lfc_path, O_RDWR|O_CREAT);
+		lfc_desc = BasicOpenFile(lfc_path, O_RDWR);
 
 		if (lfc_desc < 0) {
 			lfc_disable("open");
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
-	return true;
+	return enabled;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -172,6 +197,7 @@ lfc_shmem_startup(void)
 	lfc_ctl = (FileCacheControl*)ShmemInitStruct("lfc", sizeof(FileCacheControl), &found);
 	if (!found)
 	{
+		int fd;
 		uint32 lfc_size = SIZE_MB_TO_CHUNKS(lfc_max_size);
 		lfc_lock = (LWLockId)GetNamedLWLockTranche("lfc_lock");
 		info.keysize = sizeof(BufferTag);
@@ -184,10 +210,22 @@ lfc_shmem_startup(void)
 		lfc_ctl->generation = 0;
 		lfc_ctl->size = 0;
 		lfc_ctl->used = 0;
+		lfc_ctl->hits = 0;
+		lfc_ctl->misses = 0;
 		dlist_init(&lfc_ctl->lru);
 
-		/* Remove file cache on restart */
+		/* Recreate file cache on restart */
-		(void)unlink(lfc_path);
+		fd = BasicOpenFile(lfc_path, O_RDWR|O_CREAT|O_TRUNC);
+		if (fd < 0)
+		{
+			elog(WARNING, "Failed to create local file cache %s: %m", lfc_path);
+			lfc_ctl->limit = 0;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			close(fd);
+			lfc_ctl->limit = SIZE_MB_TO_CHUNKS(lfc_size_limit);
+		}
 	}
 	LWLockRelease(AddinShmemInitLock);
 }
@@ -204,6 +242,17 @@ lfc_shmem_request(void)
 	RequestNamedLWLockTranche("lfc_lock", 1);
 }
 
+static bool
+is_normal_backend(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Stats collector detach shared memory, so we should not try to access shared memory here.
+	 * Parallel workers first assign default value (0), so not perform truncation in parallel workers.
+	 * The Postmaster can handle SIGHUP and it has access to shared memory (UsedShmemSegAddr != NULL), but has no PGPROC.
+	 */
+	return lfc_ctl && MyProc && UsedShmemSegAddr && !IsParallelWorker();
+}
+
 static bool
 lfc_check_limit_hook(int *newval, void **extra, GucSource source)
 {
@@ -219,25 +268,15 @@ static void
 lfc_change_limit_hook(int newval, void *extra)
 {
 	uint32 new_size = SIZE_MB_TO_CHUNKS(newval);
-	/*
+
-	 * Stats collector detach shared memory, so we should not try to access shared memory here.
+	if (!is_normal_backend())
-	 * Parallel workers first assign default value (0), so not perform truncation in parallel workers.
+		return;
-	 * The Postmaster can handle SIGHUP and it has access to shared memory (UsedShmemSegAddr != NULL), but has no PGPROC.
+
-	 */
+	if (!lfc_ensure_opened())
-	if (!lfc_ctl || !MyProc || !UsedShmemSegAddr || IsParallelWorker())
 		return;
 
-	/* Open cache file if not done yet */
-	if (lfc_desc <= 0)
-	{
-		lfc_desc = BasicOpenFile(lfc_path, O_RDWR|O_CREAT);
-		if (lfc_desc < 0) {
-			elog(WARNING, "Failed to open file cache %s: %m, disabling file cache", lfc_path);
-			lfc_size_limit = 0; /* disable file cache */
-			return;
-		}
-	}
 	LWLockAcquire(lfc_lock, LW_EXCLUSIVE);
+
 	while (new_size < lfc_ctl->used && !dlist_is_empty(&lfc_ctl->lru))
 	{
 		/* Shrink cache by throwing away least recently accessed chunks and returning their space to file system */
@@ -247,10 +286,12 @@ lfc_change_limit_hook(int newval, void *extra)
 		if (fallocate(lfc_desc, FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE|FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE, (off_t)victim->offset*BLOCKS_PER_CHUNK*BLCKSZ, BLOCKS_PER_CHUNK*BLCKSZ) < 0)
 			elog(LOG, "Failed to punch hole in file: %m");
 #endif
-		hash_search(lfc_hash, &victim->key, HASH_REMOVE, NULL);
+		hash_search_with_hash_value(lfc_hash, &victim->key, victim->hash, HASH_REMOVE, NULL);
 		lfc_ctl->used -= 1;
 	}
+	lfc_ctl->limit = new_size;
 	elog(DEBUG1, "set local file cache limit to %d", new_size);
+
 	LWLockRelease(lfc_lock);
 }
 
@@ -268,7 +309,7 @@ lfc_change_limit_hook(int newval, void *extra)
  * disk space with maximal possible disk write speed (1Gb/sec). But not larger than 1 second.
  * Calling statvfs each second should not add any noticeable overhead.
  */
-void
+PGDLLEXPORT void
 FileCacheMonitorMain(Datum main_arg)
 {
 	/*
@@ -286,7 +327,7 @@ FileCacheMonitorMain(Datum main_arg)
 	/* Periodically dump buffers until terminated. */
 	while (!ShutdownRequestPending)
 	{
-		if (lfc_size_limit != 0)
+		if (!lfc_maybe_disabled())
 		{
 			struct statvfs sfs;
 			if (statvfs(lfc_path, &sfs) < 0)
@@ -300,7 +341,7 @@ FileCacheMonitorMain(Datum main_arg)
 					if (lfc_shrinking_factor < 31) {
 						lfc_shrinking_factor += 1;
 					}
-					lfc_change_limit_hook(lfc_size_limit >> lfc_shrinking_factor, NULL);
+					lfc_change_limit_hook(lfc_ctl->limit >> lfc_shrinking_factor, NULL);
 				}
 				else
 					lfc_shrinking_factor = 0; /* reset to initial value */
@@ -338,6 +379,7 @@ lfc_init(void)
 	if (!process_shared_preload_libraries_in_progress)
 		elog(ERROR, "Neon module should be loaded via shared_preload_libraries");
 
+
 	DefineCustomIntVariable("neon.max_file_cache_size",
 							"Maximal size of Neon local file cache",
 							NULL,
@@ -414,10 +456,10 @@ lfc_cache_contains(NRelFileInfo rinfo, ForkNumber forkNum, BlockNumber blkno)
 	BufferTag tag;
 	FileCacheEntry* entry;
 	int chunk_offs = blkno & (BLOCKS_PER_CHUNK-1);
-	bool found;
+	bool found = false;
 	uint32 hash;
 
-	if (lfc_size_limit == 0) /* fast exit if file cache is disabled */
+	if (lfc_maybe_disabled()) /* fast exit if file cache is disabled */
 		return false;
 
 	CopyNRelFileInfoToBufTag(tag, rinfo);
@@ -426,8 +468,11 @@ lfc_cache_contains(NRelFileInfo rinfo, ForkNumber forkNum, BlockNumber blkno)
 	hash = get_hash_value(lfc_hash, &tag);
 
 	LWLockAcquire(lfc_lock, LW_SHARED);
-	entry = hash_search_with_hash_value(lfc_hash, &tag, hash, HASH_FIND, NULL);
+	if (LFC_ENABLED())
-	found = entry != NULL && (entry->bitmap[chunk_offs >> 5] & (1 << (chunk_offs & 31))) != 0;
+	{
+		entry = hash_search_with_hash_value(lfc_hash, &tag, hash, HASH_FIND, NULL);
+		found = entry != NULL && (entry->bitmap[chunk_offs >> 5] & (1 << (chunk_offs & 31))) != 0;
+	}
 	LWLockRelease(lfc_lock);
 	return found;
 }
@@ -444,7 +489,7 @@ lfc_evict(NRelFileInfo rinfo, ForkNumber forkNum, BlockNumber blkno)
 	int chunk_offs = blkno & (BLOCKS_PER_CHUNK-1);
 	uint32 hash;
 
-	if (lfc_size_limit == 0) /* fast exit if file cache is disabled */
+	if (lfc_maybe_disabled()) /* fast exit if file cache is disabled */
 		return;
 
 	CopyNRelFileInfoToBufTag(tag, rinfo);
@@ -454,6 +499,13 @@ lfc_evict(NRelFileInfo rinfo, ForkNumber forkNum, BlockNumber blkno)
 	hash = get_hash_value(lfc_hash, &tag);
 
 	LWLockAcquire(lfc_lock, LW_EXCLUSIVE);
+
+	if (!LFC_ENABLED())
+	{
+		LWLockRelease(lfc_lock);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	entry = hash_search_with_hash_value(lfc_hash, &tag, hash, HASH_FIND, &found);
 
 	if (!found)
@@ -504,7 +556,7 @@ lfc_evict(NRelFileInfo rinfo, ForkNumber forkNum, BlockNumber blkno)
 /*
  * Try to read page from local cache.
  * Returns true if page is found in local cache.
- * In case of error lfc_size_limit is set to zero to disable any further opera-tins with cache.
+ * In case of error local file cache is disabled (lfc->limit is set to zero).
  */
 bool
 lfc_read(NRelFileInfo rinfo, ForkNumber forkNum, BlockNumber blkno,
@@ -519,7 +571,7 @@ lfc_read(NRelFileInfo rinfo, ForkNumber forkNum, BlockNumber blkno,
 	uint64 generation;
 	uint32 entry_offset;
 
-	if (lfc_size_limit == 0) /* fast exit if file cache is disabled */
+	if (lfc_maybe_disabled()) /* fast exit if file cache is disabled */
 		return false;
 
 	if (!lfc_ensure_opened())
@@ -531,10 +583,18 @@ lfc_read(NRelFileInfo rinfo, ForkNumber forkNum, BlockNumber blkno,
 	hash = get_hash_value(lfc_hash, &tag);
 
 	LWLockAcquire(lfc_lock, LW_EXCLUSIVE);
+
+	if (!LFC_ENABLED())
+	{
+		LWLockRelease(lfc_lock);
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	entry = hash_search_with_hash_value(lfc_hash, &tag, hash, HASH_FIND, NULL);
 	if (entry == NULL || (entry->bitmap[chunk_offs >> 5] & (1 << (chunk_offs & 31))) == 0)
 	{
 		/* Page is not cached */
+		lfc_ctl->misses += 1; /* race condition here, but precise value is not needed */
 		LWLockRelease(lfc_lock);
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -555,8 +615,11 @@ lfc_read(NRelFileInfo rinfo, ForkNumber forkNum, BlockNumber blkno,
 
 	/* Place entry to the head of LRU list */
 	LWLockAcquire(lfc_lock, LW_EXCLUSIVE);
+
 	if (lfc_ctl->generation == generation)
 	{
+		Assert(LFC_ENABLED());
+		lfc_ctl->hits += 1;
 		Assert(entry->access_count > 0);
 		if (--entry->access_count == 0)
 			dlist_push_tail(&lfc_ctl->lru, &entry->lru_node);
@@ -588,7 +651,7 @@ lfc_write(NRelFileInfo rinfo, ForkNumber forkNum, BlockNumber blkno,
 	int chunk_offs = blkno & (BLOCKS_PER_CHUNK-1);
 	uint32 hash;
 
-	if (lfc_size_limit == 0) /* fast exit if file cache is disabled */
+	if (lfc_maybe_disabled()) /* fast exit if file cache is disabled */
 		return;
 
 	if (!lfc_ensure_opened())
@@ -596,12 +659,17 @@ lfc_write(NRelFileInfo rinfo, ForkNumber forkNum, BlockNumber blkno,
 
 	tag.forkNum = forkNum;
 	tag.blockNum = blkno & ~(BLOCKS_PER_CHUNK-1);
-	
 	CopyNRelFileInfoToBufTag(tag, rinfo);
-	
 	hash = get_hash_value(lfc_hash, &tag);
 
 	LWLockAcquire(lfc_lock, LW_EXCLUSIVE);
+
+	if (!LFC_ENABLED())
+	{
+		LWLockRelease(lfc_lock);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	entry = hash_search_with_hash_value(lfc_hash, &tag, hash, HASH_ENTER, &found);
 
 	if (found)
@@ -620,13 +688,13 @@ lfc_write(NRelFileInfo rinfo, ForkNumber forkNum, BlockNumber blkno,
 		 * there are should be very large number of concurrent IO operations and them are limited by max_connections,
 		 * we prefer not to complicate code and use second approach.
 		 */
-		if (lfc_ctl->used >= SIZE_MB_TO_CHUNKS(lfc_size_limit) && !dlist_is_empty(&lfc_ctl->lru))
+		if (lfc_ctl->used >= lfc_ctl->limit && !dlist_is_empty(&lfc_ctl->lru))
 		{
 			/* Cache overflow: evict least recently used chunk */
 			FileCacheEntry* victim = dlist_container(FileCacheEntry, lru_node, dlist_pop_head_node(&lfc_ctl->lru));
 			Assert(victim->access_count == 0);
 			entry->offset = victim->offset; /* grab victim's chunk */
-			hash_search(lfc_hash, &victim->key, HASH_REMOVE, NULL);
+			hash_search_with_hash_value(lfc_hash, &victim->key, victim->hash, HASH_REMOVE, NULL);
 			elog(DEBUG2, "Swap file cache page");
 		}
 		else
@@ -635,6 +703,7 @@ lfc_write(NRelFileInfo rinfo, ForkNumber forkNum, BlockNumber blkno,
 			entry->offset = lfc_ctl->size++; /* allocate new chunk at end of file */
 		}
 		entry->access_count = 1;
+		entry->hash = hash;
 		memset(entry->bitmap, 0, sizeof entry->bitmap);
 	}
 
@@ -679,6 +748,23 @@ typedef struct
 	LocalCachePagesRec *record;
 } LocalCachePagesContext;
 
+
+PG_FUNCTION_INFO_V1(local_cache_hits);
+Datum
+local_cache_hits(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
+{
+	PG_RETURN_INT64(lfc_ctl ? lfc_ctl->hits : -1);
+}
+
+
+PG_FUNCTION_INFO_V1(local_cache_misses);
+Datum
+local_cache_misses(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
+{
+	PG_RETURN_INT64(lfc_ctl ? lfc_ctl->misses : -1);
+}
+
+
 /*
  * Function returning data from the local file cache
  * relation node/tablespace/database/blocknum and access_counter
@@ -752,13 +838,15 @@ local_cache_pages(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 
 		LWLockAcquire(lfc_lock, LW_SHARED);
 
-        hash_seq_init(&status, lfc_hash);
+		if (LFC_ENABLED())
-        while ((entry = hash_seq_search(&status)) != NULL)
 		{
-			for (int i = 0; i < BLOCKS_PER_CHUNK; i++)
+			hash_seq_init(&status, lfc_hash);
-				n_pages += (entry->bitmap[i >> 5] & (1 << (i & 31))) != 0;
+			while ((entry = hash_seq_search(&status)) != NULL)
+			{
+				for (int i = 0; i < BLOCKS_PER_CHUNK; i++)
+					n_pages += (entry->bitmap[i >> 5] & (1 << (i & 31))) != 0;
+			}
 		}
-		hash_seq_term(&status);
 		fctx->record = (LocalCachePagesRec *)
 			MemoryContextAllocHuge(CurrentMemoryContext,
 								   sizeof(LocalCachePagesRec) * n_pages);
@@ -770,35 +858,37 @@ local_cache_pages(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 		/* Return to original context when allocating transient memory */
 		MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
-		/*
+		if (n_pages != 0)
-		 * Scan through all the buffers, saving the relevant fields in the
-		 * fctx->record structure.
-		 *
-		 * We don't hold the partition locks, so we don't get a consistent
-		 * snapshot across all buffers, but we do grab the buffer header
-		 * locks, so the information of each buffer is self-consistent.
-		 */
-		n_pages = 0;
-        hash_seq_init(&status, lfc_hash);
-        while ((entry = hash_seq_search(&status)) != NULL)
 		{
-			for (int i = 0; i < BLOCKS_PER_CHUNK; i++)
+			/*
+			 * Scan through all the buffers, saving the relevant fields in the
+			 * fctx->record structure.
+			 *
+			 * We don't hold the partition locks, so we don't get a consistent
+			 * snapshot across all buffers, but we do grab the buffer header
+			 * locks, so the information of each buffer is self-consistent.
+			 */
+			n_pages = 0;
+			hash_seq_init(&status, lfc_hash);
+			while ((entry = hash_seq_search(&status)) != NULL)
 			{
-				if (entry->bitmap[i >> 5] & (1 << (i & 31)))
+				for (int i = 0; i < BLOCKS_PER_CHUNK; i++)
 				{
-					fctx->record[n_pages].pageoffs = entry->offset*BLOCKS_PER_CHUNK + i;
+					if (entry->bitmap[i >> 5] & (1 << (i & 31)))
-					fctx->record[n_pages].relfilenode = NInfoGetRelNumber(BufTagGetNRelFileInfo(entry->key));
+					{
-					fctx->record[n_pages].reltablespace = NInfoGetSpcOid(BufTagGetNRelFileInfo(entry->key));
+						fctx->record[n_pages].pageoffs = entry->offset*BLOCKS_PER_CHUNK + i;
-					fctx->record[n_pages].reldatabase = NInfoGetDbOid(BufTagGetNRelFileInfo(entry->key));
+						fctx->record[n_pages].relfilenode = NInfoGetRelNumber(BufTagGetNRelFileInfo(entry->key));
-					fctx->record[n_pages].forknum = entry->key.forkNum;
+						fctx->record[n_pages].reltablespace = NInfoGetSpcOid(BufTagGetNRelFileInfo(entry->key));
-					fctx->record[n_pages].blocknum = entry->key.blockNum + i;
+						fctx->record[n_pages].reldatabase = NInfoGetDbOid(BufTagGetNRelFileInfo(entry->key));
-					fctx->record[n_pages].accesscount = entry->access_count;
+						fctx->record[n_pages].forknum = entry->key.forkNum;
-					n_pages += 1;
+						fctx->record[n_pages].blocknum = entry->key.blockNum + i;
+						fctx->record[n_pages].accesscount = entry->access_count;
+						n_pages += 1;
+					}
 				}
 			}
+			Assert(n_pages == funcctx->max_calls);
 		}
-		hash_seq_term(&status);
-		Assert(n_pages == funcctx->max_calls);
 		LWLockRelease(lfc_lock);
 	}
 

test_runner/regress/test_local_file_cache.py

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import os
+import random
+import threading
+import time
+from typing import List
+
+from fixtures.neon_fixtures import NeonEnv
+from fixtures.utils import query_scalar
+
+
+def test_local_file_cache_unlink(neon_simple_env: NeonEnv):
+    env = neon_simple_env
+
+    cache_dir = os.path.join(env.repo_dir, "file_cache")
+    os.mkdir(cache_dir)
+
+    env.neon_cli.create_branch("test_local_file_cache_unlink", "empty")
+
+    endpoint = env.endpoints.create_start(
+        "test_local_file_cache_unlink",
+        config_lines=[
+            "shared_buffers='1MB'",
+            f"neon.file_cache_path='{cache_dir}/file.cache'",
+            "neon.max_file_cache_size='64MB'",
+            "neon.file_cache_size_limit='10MB'",
+        ],
+    )
+
+    cur = endpoint.connect().cursor()
+
+    n_rows = 100000
+    n_threads = 20
+    n_updates_per_thread = 10000
+    n_updates_per_connection = 1000
+    n_total_updates = n_threads * n_updates_per_thread
+
+    cur.execute("CREATE TABLE lfctest (id int4 PRIMARY KEY, n int) WITH (fillfactor=10)")
+    cur.execute(f"INSERT INTO lfctest SELECT g, 1 FROM generate_series(1, {n_rows}) g")
+
+    # Start threads that will perform random UPDATEs. Each UPDATE
+    # increments the counter on the row, so that we can check at the
+    # end that the sum of all the counters match the number of updates
+    # performed (plus the initial 1 on each row).
+    #
+    # Furthermore, each thread will reconnect between every 1000 updates.
+    def run_updates():
+        n_updates_performed = 0
+        conn = endpoint.connect()
+        cur = conn.cursor()
+        for _ in range(n_updates_per_thread):
+            id = random.randint(1, n_rows)
+            cur.execute(f"UPDATE lfctest SET n = n + 1 WHERE id = {id}")
+            n_updates_performed += 1
+            if n_updates_performed % n_updates_per_connection == 0:
+                cur.close()
+                conn.close()
+                conn = endpoint.connect()
+                cur = conn.cursor()
+
+    threads: List[threading.Thread] = []
+    for _i in range(n_threads):
+        thread = threading.Thread(target=run_updates, args=(), daemon=True)
+        thread.start()
+        threads.append(thread)
+
+    time.sleep(5)
+
+    new_cache_dir = os.path.join(env.repo_dir, "file_cache_new")
+    os.rename(cache_dir, new_cache_dir)
+
+    for thread in threads:
+        thread.join()
+
+    assert query_scalar(cur, "SELECT SUM(n) FROM lfctest") == n_total_updates + n_rows