Re: BUG #4879: bgwriter fails to fsync the file in recovery mode

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
Cc: Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>, Fujii Masao <masao(dot)fujii(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: BUG #4879: bgwriter fails to fsync the file in recovery mode
Date: 2009-06-25 20:18:49
Message-ID: 28575.1245961129@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> We would want the end-of-recovery checkpoint to act like it's not in
>> recovery anymore for this purpose, no?

> For the purpose of updating min recovery point, we want it to act like
> it *is* still in recovery.

Well, without a clear explanation of why min recovery point should move
at all, I'm unable to evaluate that statement.

regards, tom lane

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