Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> Isn't the above statement complete nonsense? There's nothing to stop
>> the DBA from issuing pg_stop_backup() after he restarts the master.
> pg_stop_backup() can't be called if there's no backup in progress.
> Restart cancels it.
Doh, right (not enough caffeine yet).
Given that, I concur this change is a good idea.
regards, tom lane