Re: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Basic Recovery Control functions for use in Hot Standby. Pause,

From: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
Cc: Fujii Masao <masao(dot)fujii(at)gmail(dot)com>, Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Basic Recovery Control functions for use in Hot Standby. Pause,
Date: 2011-03-23 15:19:25
Message-ID: AANLkTi=jCTGC+Qxfkum6EXcw8q4tRFd2KHNpe+4HYUeS@mail.gmail.com
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On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> wrote:
>> Actually, my previous email was all nonsense, wasn't it?  If we don't
>> reach the consistency point, we can't enter normal running anyway -
>> shut down is the only option no matter what.
>
> Presumably you mean that the way its currently coded is the way it should stay?

Uh, maybe, but it's not obvious to me that it actually is coded that
way. I don't see any safeguard that prevents recovery from pausing
before consistency is released. Is there one? Where?

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Robert Haas
EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company

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