Re: [HACKERS] Re: BUG #4796: Recovery followed by backup creates unrecoverable WAL-file

From: Fujii Masao <masao(dot)fujii(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
Cc: Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Mikael Krantz <mk(at)zigamorph(dot)se>, pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Re: BUG #4796: Recovery followed by backup creates unrecoverable WAL-file
Date: 2009-05-15 11:11:39
Message-ID: 3f0b79eb0905150411w3efc6716yb5aaab3f7b4b646d@mail.gmail.com
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Hi,

On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 2:42 AM, Heikki Linnakangas
<heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
> When you create a new base backup, you shouldn't need any files archived
> before starting the backup.

If so, this fix is not enough, since findNewestTimeLine() is
still based on the premise that *all* the history files exist.
So, as Simon says, we should clearly say that a history file
must not be deleted from the archive. Or, we should create
a new solution.

Regards,

--
Fujii Masao
NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
NTT Open Source Software Center

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