Re: More issues with pg_verify_checksums and checksum verification in base backups

From: Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net>
To: Michael Banck <michael(dot)banck(at)credativ(dot)de>
Cc: Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: More issues with pg_verify_checksums and checksum verification in base backups
Date: 2019-08-06 14:58:15
Message-ID: 20190806145815.GU29202@tamriel.snowman.net
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Greetings,

* Michael Banck (michael(dot)banck(at)credativ(dot)de) wrote:
> Independently of the whitelist/blacklist question, I believe
> pg_checksums should not error out as soon as it encounters a weird looking
> file, but either (i) still checksum it or (ii) skip it? Or is that to be
> considered a pilot error and it's fine for pg_checksums to fold?

imv, random files that we don't know about are exactly 'pilot error' to
be complained about.. This is exactly why the whitelist idea falls
over.

Thanks,

Stephen

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