Re: pg_basebackup for streaming base backups

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>
Cc: Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: pg_basebackup for streaming base backups
Date: 2011-01-18 16:31:17
Message-ID: 11414.1295368277@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> writes:
>>> Actually, after some IM chats, I think pg_streamrecv should be
>>> renamed, probably to pg_walstream (or pg_logstream, but pg_walstream
>>> is a lot more specific than that)

>> pg_stream_log
>> pg_stream_backup

> Those seem better.

> Tom, would those solve your concerns about it being clear which side
> they are on? Or do you think you'd still risk reading them as the
> sending side?

It's still totally unclear what they do. How about "pg_receive_log"
etc?

regards, tom lane

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