Re: [HACKERS] WAL logging problem in 9.4.3?

From: Noah Misch <noah(at)leadboat(dot)com>
To: Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz>
Cc: Kyotaro Horiguchi <horikyota(dot)ntt(at)gmail(dot)com>, robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, 9erthalion6(at)gmail(dot)com, andrew(dot)dunstan(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com, hlinnaka(at)iki(dot)fi
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] WAL logging problem in 9.4.3?
Date: 2020-03-31 06:28:54
Message-ID: 20200331062854.GC3354091@rfd.leadboat.com
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On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 04:43:00PM +0900, Michael Paquier wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 09:41:01PM -0700, Noah Misch wrote:
> > I think attached v41nm is ready for commit. Would anyone like to vote against
> > back-patching this? It's hard to justify lack of back-patch for a data-loss
> > bug, but this is atypically invasive. (I'm repeating the question, since some
> > folks missed my 2020-02-18 question.) Otherwise, I'll push this on Saturday.
>
> The invasiveness of the patch is a concern. Have you considered a
> different strategy? For example, we are soon going to be in beta for
> 13, so you could consider committing the patch only on HEAD first.
> If there are issues to take care of, you can then leverage the beta
> testing to address any issues found. Finally, once some dust has
> settled on the concept and we have gained enough confidence, we could
> consider a back-patch.

No. Does anyone favor this proposal more than back-patching normally?

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