Re: [ADMIN] does wal archiving block the current client connection?

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
Cc: Jeff Frost <jeff(at)frostconsultingllc(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: [ADMIN] does wal archiving block the current client connection?
Date: 2006-05-23 14:53:47
Message-ID: 3835.1148396027@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> writes:
> This doesn't quite get to the nub of the problem: archiver is designed
> to keep archiving files, even in the event that the postmaster explodes.
> It will keep archiving until they're all gone.

I think we just need a PostmasterIsAlive check in the per-file loop.

regards, tom lane

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