Re: pg_basebackup for streaming base backups

From: Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: pg_basebackup for streaming base backups
Date: 2011-01-17 19:32:33
Message-ID: AANLkTinBQE4NKXxO7mruhhKg8pDnU=85EsLZ7=_mrSMv@mail.gmail.com
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On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 20:31, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
> Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> writes:
>> Actually, after some IM chats, I think pg_streamrecv should be
>> renamed, probably to pg_walstream (or pg_logstream, but pg_walstream
>> is a lot more specific than that)
>
> What I like about streamrecv is it's fairly clear which end of the
> connection it's supposed to be used on.  I find "pg_basebackup"
> quite lacking from that perspective, and the same for the names
> above.  Or are you proposing to merge the send and receive sides
> into one executable?

No, the sending side is in walsender.

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