Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
> I'm going to go ahead and make this happen, using the arrangement
>
> pg_start_backup('label') -> slow checkpoint (backwards compatible)
> pg_start_backup('label', false) -> slow checkpoint
> pg_start_backup('label', true) -> immediate checkpoint
Probably a dumb question, but just to be sure: none of these functions
will return before the checkpoint is complete, right? (In other
words, when the function returns, it is safe to begin the base
backup?)
-Kevin