Re: Doc update for pg_start_backup

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
Cc: Patches <pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Doc update for pg_start_backup
Date: 2007-06-28 14:25:54
Message-ID: 3855.1183040754@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> writes:
> Added a note to the docs that pg_start_backup can take a long time to
> finish now that we spread out checkpoints:

Rather than suggesting twiddling checkpoint_completion_target, should
we suggest a manual CHECKPOINT command before pg_start_backup?

regards, tom lane

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