Re: pg_subtrans and WAL

From: Alvaro Herrera Munoz <alvherre(at)dcc(dot)uchile(dot)cl>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: pg_subtrans and WAL
Date: 2004-08-10 17:49:19
Message-ID: 20040810174919.GB29997@dcc.uchile.cl
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-hackers

On Tue, Aug 10, 2004 at 12:24:06PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> My discovery last night of a WAL synchronization error in pg_clog led me
> to take a look at pg_subtrans too. I soon realized that in fact we are
> not WAL-logging pg_subtrans updates at all: subtransaction start sets up
> a pg_subtrans entry but makes no WAL entry for this action.
>
> Seems like this is a problem.

Rats :-(

You are probably right. In fact this was on my todo list and I overlooked
it -- it was mentioned during early discussion.

Right now I am heading to Bolivia for a conference, so I am not able to
do anything codewise right now, and I'll most likely have very intermitent
connection ... I'll be back on monday 16.

--
Alvaro Herrera (<alvherre[(at)]dcc(dot)uchile(dot)cl>)
"Estoy de acuerdo contigo en que la verdad absoluta no existe...
El problema es que la mentira sí existe y tu estás mintiendo" (G. Lama)

In response to

Responses

Browse pgsql-hackers by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Bruce Momjian 2004-08-10 17:52:06 Re: Add Missing From?
Previous Message Josh Berkus 2004-08-10 17:26:12 Re: Add Missing From?