Re: [PATCH] Verify Checksums during Basebackups

From: David Steele <david(at)pgmasters(dot)net>
To: Michael Banck <michael(dot)banck(at)credativ(dot)de>, pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Verify Checksums during Basebackups
Date: 2018-02-28 18:48:49
Message-ID: a3cecced-5f52-1a3f-8c20-dd1cc3e78df4@pgmasters.net
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On 2/28/18 1:08 PM, Michael Banck wrote:
>
> The attached small patch verifies checksums (in case they are enabled)
> during a basebackup. The rationale is that we are reading every block in
> this case anyway, so this is a good opportunity to check them as well.
> Other and complementary ways of checking the checksums are possible of
> course, like the offline checking tool that Magnus just submitted.

+1. I've done some work in this area so I have signed up to review.

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-David
david(at)pgmasters(dot)net

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