Re: New recovery_target_timeline=primary option

From: "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: "Efrain J(dot) Berdecia" <ejberdecia(at)yahoo(dot)com>
Cc: "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: New recovery_target_timeline=primary option
Date: 2025-09-12 01:05:20
Message-ID: CAKFQuwY2+sHsxDTjG2_C9oLgbQK7we4KQACgG8eYPRyB=1y53g@mail.gmail.com
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On Thursday, September 11, 2025, Efrain J. Berdecia <ejberdecia(at)yahoo(dot)com>
wrote:

> *One-line Summary:* This new recovery_target_timeline option would ensure
> that when rebuilding a replica cluster, the recovery stays in the primary
> cluster's timeline making it fool proof and avoiding recovery timeline
> inconsistencies.
>
>
> *Business Use-case:* Reduce human interaction when rebuilding replicas
> where unwanted timelines might have been archived in the repo and speed up
> recovery.
>
>
> *User impact with the change: New parameter option available *
>
>
> *Implementation details:* I would need a subject matter expert to please
> make this feature a reality
>
> *Estimated Development Time: unknown *
>
>
> Category: Include the text: Restore, replication
>

Feature requests with this little info are probably better discussed on the
-general list to garner support for the idea.

David J.

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