Re: [patch] reorder tablespaces in basebackup tar stream for backup_label

Hi,

Am Freitag, den 17.03.2017, 20:46 +0900 schrieb Michael Paquier:
> On Fri, Mar 17, 2017 at 7:18 PM, Michael Banck
> <michael(dot)banck(at)credativ(dot)de> wrote:
> > Am Freitag, den 17.03.2017, 10:50 +0900 schrieb Michael Paquier:
> >> The comment block format is incorrect. I would think as well that this
> >> comment should say it is important to have the main tablespace listed
> >> last it includes the WAL segments, and those need to contain all the
> >> latest WAL segments for a consistent backup.
> >
> > How about the attached? The comment now reads as follows:
> >
> > |Add a node for the base directory. If WAL is included, the base
> > |directory has to be last as the WAL files get appended to it. If WAL
> > |is not included, send the base directory first, so that the
> > |backup_label file is the first file to be sent.
>
> Close enough, still not that:
> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/source-format.html

Ouch, three times a charm then I guess. I hope the attached is finally
correct, thanks for bearing with me.

> >> FWIW, I have no issue with changing the ordering of backups the way
> >> you are proposing here as long as the comment of this code path is
> >> clear.
> >
> > OK, great, let's see what the committers think then.
>
> Still that's a minor point, so I am making that ready for committer.

Thanks!

Michael

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