pg_start_backup() takes too long

From: "Ivan Zolotukhin" <ivan(dot)zolotukhin(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: "PostgreSQL General" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: pg_start_backup() takes too long
Date: 2008-09-10 10:20:01
Message-ID: 751e56400809100320t68128c22q3d7b0afb526d8dc6@mail.gmail.com
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Hello,

What is the reason for

select pg_start_backup('label');

taking 10 minutes on not so loaded system even right after manual checkpoint?

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