Re: pg_stop_backup(wait_for_archive := true) on standby server

On Sun, Jul 9, 2017 at 8:00 PM, Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net> wrote:
> * Noah Misch (noah(at)leadboat(dot)com) wrote:
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>> The above-described topic is currently a PostgreSQL 10 open item. Stephen,
>> since you committed the patch believed to have created it, you own this open
>> item. If some other commit is more relevant or if this does not belong as a
>> v10 open item, please let us know. Otherwise, please observe the policy on
>> open item ownership[1] and send a status update within three calendar days of
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>> discover new open items at any time, and I want to plan to get them all fixed
>> well in advance of shipping v10. Consequently, I will appreciate your efforts
>> toward speedy resolution. Thanks.
>
> I'm out of town this week but will review the patch from Masahiko and
> provide a status update by July 17th.

Good to know. I was planning to review the patch within 24 hours. I
have spotted at least one bug in the patch: there is no need to wait
for the backup history file and the last segment to be archived on a
standby unless archive_mode = always, meaning that
XLogArchivingAlways() needs to be used instead of
XLogArchivingActive(). There may be other things, but I am lacking
time and brain power now for a complete analysis.
--
Michael