diff --git a/src/connection.rs b/src/connection.rs
index 1c61027..069ed8d 100644
--- a/src/connection.rs
+++ b/src/connection.rs
@@ -526,9 +526,8 @@ impl PgReplicationConnection {
                 unsafe { PQfreemem(buffer as *mut c_void) };
                 Ok(ReadResult::Data(data))
             }
-            0 | -2 => {
-                // 0 : According to libpq docs, 0 means async mode and no data ready
-                // 2 : No complete data available yet, would block
+            0 => {
+                // 0: According to libpq docs, async mode and no data ready
                 Ok(ReadResult::WouldBlock)
             }
             -1 => {
@@ -536,6 +535,12 @@ impl PgReplicationConnection {
                 debug!("COPY stream finished (PQgetCopyData returned -1)");
                 Ok(ReadResult::CopyDone)
             }
+            -2 => {
+                let error_msg = self.last_error_message();
+                Err(ReplicationError::protocol(format!(
+                    "PQgetCopyData error: {error_msg}"
+                )))
+            }
             other => Err(ReplicationError::protocol(format!(
                 "Unexpected PQgetCopyData result: {other}"
             ))),
diff --git a/src/lsn.rs b/src/lsn.rs
index 397e809..5b8e747 100644
--- a/src/lsn.rs
+++ b/src/lsn.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 //! we need a thread-safe way to share the committed LSN from consumer back to producer
 //! for accurate feedback to PostgreSQL.
 
-use crate::types::{format_lsn, XLogRecPtr};
+use crate::types::{format_lsn, CachePadded, XLogRecPtr};
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use tracing::{debug, info};
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ use tracing::{debug, info};
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct SharedLsnFeedback {
     /// Last flushed LSN - data written to destination before commit
-    flushed_lsn: AtomicU64,
+    flushed_lsn: CachePadded<AtomicU64>,
     /// Last applied/replayed LSN - data committed to destination
-    applied_lsn: AtomicU64,
+    applied_lsn: CachePadded<AtomicU64>,
 }
 
 impl SharedLsnFeedback {
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ impl SharedLsnFeedback {
     /// ```
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
-            flushed_lsn: AtomicU64::new(0),
-            applied_lsn: AtomicU64::new(0),
+            flushed_lsn: CachePadded::new(AtomicU64::new(0)),
+            applied_lsn: CachePadded::new(AtomicU64::new(0)),
         }
     }
 
@@ -244,8 +244,8 @@ impl Default for SharedLsnFeedback {
 impl Clone for SharedLsnFeedback {
     fn clone(&self) -> Self {
         Self {
-            flushed_lsn: AtomicU64::new(self.flushed_lsn.load(Ordering::Acquire)),
-            applied_lsn: AtomicU64::new(self.applied_lsn.load(Ordering::Acquire)),
+            flushed_lsn: CachePadded::new(AtomicU64::new(self.flushed_lsn.load(Ordering::Acquire))),
+            applied_lsn: CachePadded::new(AtomicU64::new(self.applied_lsn.load(Ordering::Acquire))),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/stream.rs b/src/stream.rs
index a9ef8a2..b63c129 100644
--- a/src/stream.rs
+++ b/src/stream.rs
@@ -645,6 +645,11 @@ impl LogicalReplicationStream {
                         return Err(e);
                     }
 
+                    if e.is_permanent() {
+                        error!("Permanent error in event processing: {}", e);
+                        return Err(e);
+                    }
+
                     // Check if we've exhausted retry attempts
                     if attempt >= MAX_ATTEMPTS {
                         error!(
@@ -719,7 +724,7 @@ impl LogicalReplicationStream {
         }
 
         // Get the remaining bytes for message parsing
-        let message_data = reader.read_bytes(reader.remaining())?;
+        let message_data = reader.read_bytes_buf(reader.remaining())?;
         let replication_message = self.parser.parse_wal_message(&message_data)?;
         self.convert_to_change_event(replication_message, start_lsn)
     }
diff --git a/src/types.rs b/src/types.rs
index 1e95725..1e55944 100644
--- a/src/types.rs
+++ b/src/types.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,74 @@ pub type Oid = u32;
 /// PostgreSQL Timestamp (microseconds since 2000-01-01)
 pub type TimestampTz = i64;
 
+/// Pads and aligns a value to the length of a cache line to reduce false sharing.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+#[cfg_attr(
+    any(
+        target_arch = "x86_64",
+        target_arch = "aarch64",
+        target_arch = "arm64ec",
+        target_arch = "powerpc64",
+    ),
+    repr(align(128))
+)]
+#[cfg_attr(
+    any(
+        target_arch = "arm",
+        target_arch = "mips",
+        target_arch = "mips32r6",
+        target_arch = "mips64",
+        target_arch = "mips64r6",
+        target_arch = "sparc",
+        target_arch = "hexagon",
+    ),
+    repr(align(32))
+)]
+#[cfg_attr(target_arch = "m68k", repr(align(16)))]
+#[cfg_attr(target_arch = "s390x", repr(align(256)))]
+#[cfg_attr(
+    not(any(
+        target_arch = "x86_64",
+        target_arch = "aarch64",
+        target_arch = "arm64ec",
+        target_arch = "powerpc64",
+        target_arch = "arm",
+        target_arch = "mips",
+        target_arch = "mips32r6",
+        target_arch = "mips64",
+        target_arch = "mips64r6",
+        target_arch = "sparc",
+        target_arch = "hexagon",
+        target_arch = "m68k",
+        target_arch = "s390x",
+    )),
+    repr(align(64))
+)]
+pub struct CachePadded<T> {
+    value: T,
+}
+
+impl<T> CachePadded<T> {
+    #[inline]
+    pub const fn new(value: T) -> Self {
+        Self { value }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> std::ops::Deref for CachePadded<T> {
+    type Target = T;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.value
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> std::ops::DerefMut for CachePadded<T> {
+    fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target {
+        &mut self.value
+    }
+}
+
 /// Convert SystemTime to PostgreSQL timestamp format (microseconds since 2000-01-01)
 ///
 /// PostgreSQL uses a different epoch than Unix (2000-01-01 vs 1970-01-01).
@@ -811,6 +879,21 @@ mod tests {
     use chrono::{TimeZone, Utc};
     use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_cache_padded_deref_and_mut() {
+        let mut padded = CachePadded::new(10u32);
+        assert_eq!(*padded, 10);
+        *padded = 42;
+        assert_eq!(*padded, 42);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_cache_padded_alignment() {
+        let padded = CachePadded::new(0u8);
+        let addr = (&*padded as *const u8 as usize) % std::mem::align_of::<CachePadded<u8>>();
+        assert_eq!(addr, 0);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_lsn_parsing() {
         assert_eq!(parse_lsn("0/12345678").unwrap(), 0x12345678);