diff --git a/src/backend/replication/syncrep.c b/src/backend/replication/syncrep.c
index 325239d..5b1e030 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/syncrep.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/syncrep.c
@@ -57,11 +57,17 @@
 #include "utils/builtins.h"
 #include "utils/ps_status.h"
 
+#define DEBUG_REPLICATION 1
+
 /* User-settable parameters for sync rep */
 char	   *SyncRepStandbyNames;
+int			synchronous_replication_method;
+int			synchronous_standby_num;
 
 #define SyncStandbysDefined() \
-	(SyncRepStandbyNames != NULL && SyncRepStandbyNames[0] != '\0')
+	(SyncRepStandbyNames != NULL && \
+	 SyncRepStandbyNames[0] != '\0' && \
+	 synchronous_standby_num > 0)
 
 static bool announce_next_takeover = true;
 
@@ -348,58 +354,341 @@ SyncRepInitConfig(void)
 	}
 }
 
+/* Is this wal sender considerable one? */
+bool
+SyncRepActiveListedWalSender(int num)
+{
+	volatile WalSnd *walsnd = &WalSndCtl->walsnds[num];
+
+	/* Must be active */
+	if (walsnd->pid == 0)
+		return false;
+
+	/* Must be streaming */
+	if (walsnd->state != WALSNDSTATE_STREAMING)
+		return false;
+
+	/* Must be synchronous */
+	if (walsnd->sync_standby_priority == 0)
+		return false;
+
+	/* Must have a valid flush position */
+	if (XLogRecPtrIsInvalid(walsnd->flush))
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 /*
- * Find the WAL sender servicing the synchronous standby with the lowest
- * priority value, or NULL if no synchronous standby is connected. If there
- * are multiple standbys with the same lowest priority value, the first one
- * found is selected. The caller must hold SyncRepLock.
+ * Get both LSNs: write and flush, according to replication method.
+ * And confirm whether we have advanced to LSN or not.
  */
-WalSnd *
-SyncRepGetSynchronousStandby(void)
+bool
+SyncRepSyncedLsnAdvancedTo(XLogRecPtr *write_pos, XLogRecPtr *flush_pos)
 {
-	WalSnd	   *result = NULL;
-	int			result_priority = 0;
-	int			i;
+	XLogRecPtr tmp_write_pos;
+	XLogRecPtr tmp_flush_pos;
+	bool		ret = false;
+
+	/* '1-priority' method */
+	if (synchronous_replication_method == SYNC_REP_METHOD_1_PRIORITY)
+		ret = SyncRepGetSyncLsnsOnePriority(&tmp_write_pos, &tmp_flush_pos);
+
+	/* 'priority' method */
+	else if (synchronous_replication_method == SYNC_REP_METHOD_PRIORITY)
+		ret = SyncRepGetSyncLsnsPriority(&tmp_write_pos, &tmp_flush_pos);
+
+#ifdef DEBUG_REPLICATION
+	elog(NOTICE, "====> CONSIDER (%d) write(tmp,my) %X/%X <= %X/%X, flush(tmp,my) : %X/%X <= %X/%X",
+		 MyWalSnd->pid,
+		 (uint32) (tmp_write_pos >> 32), (uint32) tmp_write_pos,
+		 (uint32) (MyWalSnd->write >> 32), (uint32) MyWalSnd->write,
+		 (uint32) (tmp_flush_pos >> 32), (uint32) tmp_flush_pos,
+		 (uint32) (MyWalSnd->flush >> 32), (uint32) MyWalSnd->flush);
+#endif
+
+	/* Have we advanced LSN? */
+	if (ret &&
+		MyWalSnd->write >= tmp_write_pos && MyWalSnd->flush >= tmp_flush_pos)
+	{
+		*write_pos = tmp_write_pos;
+		*flush_pos = tmp_flush_pos;
+
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Obtain three palloc'd arrays containing position of standbys currently
+ * considered as synchronous, and its length.
+ */
+int
+SyncRepGetSynchronousStandbys(int *sync_standbys)
+{
+	int	num_sync = 0;
+
+
+	/* '1-priority' method */
+	if (synchronous_replication_method == SYNC_REP_METHOD_1_PRIORITY)
+		num_sync = SyncRepGetSynchronousStandbysOnePriority(sync_standbys);
+
+	/* 'priority' method */
+	if (synchronous_replication_method == SYNC_REP_METHOD_PRIORITY)
+		num_sync = SyncRepGetSynchronousStandbysPriority(sync_standbys);
+
+	return num_sync;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Obtain standby currently considered as synchronous using
+ * '1-priority' method.
+ */
+int
+SyncRepGetSynchronousStandbysOnePriority(int *sync_standbys)
+{
+	int	priority = 0;
+	int	i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < max_wal_senders; i++)
 	{
 		/* Use volatile pointer to prevent code rearrangement */
 		volatile WalSnd *walsnd = &WalSndCtl->walsnds[i];
-		int			this_priority;
 
-		/* Must be active */
-		if (walsnd->pid == 0)
+		/* Is this wal sender considerable one? */
+		if (!SyncRepActiveListedWalSender(i))
 			continue;
 
-		/* Must be streaming */
-		if (walsnd->state != WALSNDSTATE_STREAMING)
-			continue;
+		/* Find lowest priority standby */
+		if (priority == 0 ||
+			priority > walsnd->sync_standby_priority)
+		{
+			priority = walsnd->sync_standby_priority;
+			sync_standbys[0] = i;
+		}
+	}
 
-		/* Must be synchronous */
-		this_priority = walsnd->sync_standby_priority;
-		if (this_priority == 0)
-			continue;
+#ifdef DEBUG_REPLICATION
+	{
+		char *sync_list = palloc(sizeof(char) * 20);
+		char *tmp = sync_list;
+		int	num_sync = 1;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < num_sync; i++)
+		{
+			sprintf(tmp, "%d,", sync_standbys[i]);
+			tmp += 2;
+		}
 
-		/* Must have a lower priority value than any previous ones */
-		if (result != NULL && result_priority <= this_priority)
+		*(tmp-1) = '\0';
+		elog(NOTICE, "(%d) SyncedStandbyList [%s]", MyProcPid, sync_list);
+		pfree(sync_list);
+	}
+#endif
+
+	/* Always return 1 */
+	return 1;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Obtain standby currently considered as synchronous using
+ * 'priority' method.
+ */
+int
+SyncRepGetSynchronousStandbysPriority(int *sync_standbys)
+{
+	int	priority = 0;
+	int	num_sync = 0;
+	int	i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < max_wal_senders; i++)
+	{
+		/* Use volatile pointer to prevent code rearrangement */
+		volatile WalSnd *walsnd = &WalSndCtl->walsnds[i];
+		int			j;
+
+		/* Is this wal sender considerable one? */
+		if (!SyncRepActiveListedWalSender(i))
 			continue;
 
-		/* Must have a valid flush position */
-		if (XLogRecPtrIsInvalid(walsnd->flush))
+		if (num_sync == synchronous_standby_num)
+		{
+			int new_priority = 0;
+
+			for (j = 0; j < num_sync; j++)
+			{
+				volatile WalSnd *walsndloc = &WalSndCtl->walsnds[sync_standbys[j]];
+
+				/* Found sync standby */
+				if (walsndloc->sync_standby_priority == priority &&
+					walsnd->sync_standby_priority < priority)
+					sync_standbys[j] = i;
+
+				/* Update highest priority standby */
+				if (new_priority < walsndloc->sync_standby_priority)
+					new_priority = walsndloc->sync_standby_priority;
+			}
+
+			priority = new_priority;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			sync_standbys[num_sync] = i;
+			num_sync++;
+
+			/* Keep track highest priority standby */
+			if (priority < walsnd->sync_standby_priority)
+				priority = walsnd->sync_standby_priority;
+		}
+	}
+
+#ifdef DEBUG_REPLICATION
+	{
+		char *sync_list = palloc(sizeof(char) * 20);
+		char *tmp = sync_list;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < num_sync; i++)
+		{
+			sprintf(tmp, "%d,", sync_standbys[i]);
+			tmp += 2;
+		}
+
+		*(tmp-1) = '\0';
+		elog(NOTICE, "(%d) SyncedStandbyList [%s]", MyProcPid, sync_list);
+		pfree(sync_list);
+	}
+#endif
+
+	return num_sync;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Obtain currently synced LSN: write and flush,
+ * using '1-prioirty' method.
+ */
+bool
+SyncRepGetSyncLsnsOnePriority(XLogRecPtr *write_pos, XLogRecPtr *flush_pos)
+{
+	int			*sync_standbys = NULL;
+	int			num_sync;
+	volatile WalSnd *walsnd;
+
+	sync_standbys = (int *) palloc(sizeof(int) * synchronous_standby_num);
+	num_sync = SyncRepGetSynchronousStandbysOnePriority(sync_standbys);
+
+	if (num_sync < synchronous_standby_num)
+	{
+		pfree(sync_standbys);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/* Synchronous standby is always one */
+	walsnd = &WalSndCtl->walsnds[sync_standbys[0]];
+
+	SpinLockAcquire(&walsnd->mutex);
+	*write_pos = walsnd->write;
+	*flush_pos = walsnd->flush;
+	SpinLockRelease(&walsnd->mutex);
+
+#ifdef DEBUG_REPLICATION
+	elog(NOTICE, "-----> LOCATION : write %X/%X, flush %X/%X",
+		 (uint32) (*write_pos >> 32), (uint32) *write_pos,
+		 (uint32) (*flush_pos >> 32), (uint32) *flush_pos);
+#endif
+
+	/* Clean up*/
+	pfree(sync_standbys);
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Obtain currently synced LSN: write and flush,
+ * using 'prioirty' method.
+ */
+bool
+SyncRepGetSyncLsnsPriority(XLogRecPtr *write_pos, XLogRecPtr *flush_pos)
+{
+	int			*sync_standbys = NULL;
+	int			num_sync;
+	int			i;
+	XLogRecPtr	tmp_write = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
+	XLogRecPtr	tmp_flush = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
+
+	sync_standbys = (int *) palloc(sizeof(int) * synchronous_standby_num);
+	num_sync = SyncRepGetSynchronousStandbysPriority(sync_standbys);
+
+	/* Just return, if sync standby is not enough */
+	if (num_sync < synchronous_standby_num)
+	{
+		pfree(sync_standbys);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < num_sync; i++)
+	{
+		volatile WalSnd *walsndloc = &WalSndCtl->walsnds[sync_standbys[i]];
+
+		SpinLockAcquire(&walsndloc->mutex);
+
+		/* Store first candidate */
+		if (XLogRecPtrIsInvalid(tmp_write) && XLogRecPtrIsInvalid(tmp_flush))
+		{
+			tmp_write = walsndloc->write;
+			tmp_flush = walsndloc->flush;
+			SpinLockRelease(&walsndloc->mutex);
 			continue;
+		}
 
-		result = (WalSnd *) walsnd;
-		result_priority = this_priority;
+		/* Find lowest XLogRecPtr of both write and flush from sync_nodes */
+		if (tmp_write > walsndloc->write &&	tmp_flush > walsndloc->flush)
+		{
+			tmp_write = walsndloc->write;
+			tmp_flush = walsndloc->flush;
+		}
 
-		/*
-		 * If priority is equal to 1, there cannot be any other WAL senders
-		 * with a lower priority, so we're done.
-		 */
-		if (this_priority == 1)
-			return result;
+		SpinLockRelease(&walsndloc->mutex);
+	}
+
+	*write_pos = tmp_write;
+	*flush_pos = tmp_flush;
+
+#ifdef DEBUG_REPLICATION
+	elog(NOTICE, "================");
+	elog(NOTICE, "WRITE LOCAITON");
+	for (i = 0; i< num_sync; i++)
+	{
+		volatile WalSnd *walsndloc = &WalSndCtl->walsnds[sync_standbys[i]];
+
+		elog(NOTICE, "    [%d] : %X/%X, priority = %d", i,
+			 (uint32) (walsndloc->write >> 32) ,
+			 (uint32) walsndloc->write,
+			 walsndloc->sync_standby_priority
+			);
+	}
+	elog(NOTICE, "FLUSH LOCAITON");
+	for (i = 0; i< num_sync; i++)
+	{
+		volatile WalSnd *walsndloc = &WalSndCtl->walsnds[sync_standbys[i]];
+
+		elog(NOTICE, "    [%d] : %X/%X, priority = %d", i,
+			 (uint32) (walsndloc->flush >> 32) ,
+			 (uint32) walsndloc->flush,
+			 walsndloc->sync_standby_priority
+			);
 	}
+	elog(NOTICE, "-----> LOCATION : write %X/%X, flush %X/%X",
+		 (uint32) (*write_pos >> 32), (uint32) *write_pos,
+		 (uint32) (*flush_pos >> 32), (uint32) *flush_pos);
 
-	return result;
+	elog(NOTICE, "================");
+#endif
+
+	/* Clean up*/
+	pfree(sync_standbys);
+
+	return true;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -413,9 +702,9 @@ void
 SyncRepReleaseWaiters(void)
 {
 	volatile WalSndCtlData *walsndctl = WalSndCtl;
-	WalSnd	   *syncWalSnd;
-	int			numwrite = 0;
-	int			numflush = 0;
+	XLogRecPtr	write_pos = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
+	XLogRecPtr	flush_pos = InvalidXLogRecPtr;
+	int			numwrite, numflush;
 
 	/*
 	 * If this WALSender is serving a standby that is not on the list of
@@ -428,38 +717,35 @@ SyncRepReleaseWaiters(void)
 		XLogRecPtrIsInvalid(MyWalSnd->flush))
 		return;
 
-	/*
-	 * We're a potential sync standby. Release waiters if we are the highest
-	 * priority standby.
-	 */
 	LWLockAcquire(SyncRepLock, LW_EXCLUSIVE);
-	syncWalSnd = SyncRepGetSynchronousStandby();
 
-	/* We should have found ourselves at least */
-	Assert(syncWalSnd != NULL);
-
-	/*
-	 * If we aren't managing the highest priority standby then just leave.
-	 */
-	if (syncWalSnd != MyWalSnd)
+	/* Get currently synced LSNs according to replication method */
+	if (!(SyncRepSyncedLsnAdvancedTo(&write_pos, &flush_pos)))
 	{
 		LWLockRelease(SyncRepLock);
-		announce_next_takeover = true;
 		return;
 	}
 
+
+#ifdef DEBUG_REPLICATION
+	elog(NOTICE, "==========> DECIDE (%d) write : %X/%X, flush : %X/%X #####",
+		 MyWalSnd->pid,
+		 (uint32) (write_pos >> 32), (uint32) write_pos,
+		 (uint32) (flush_pos >> 32), (uint32) flush_pos);
+#endif
+
 	/*
 	 * Set the lsn first so that when we wake backends they will release up to
 	 * this location.
 	 */
-	if (walsndctl->lsn[SYNC_REP_WAIT_WRITE] < MyWalSnd->write)
+	if (walsndctl->lsn[SYNC_REP_WAIT_WRITE] < write_pos)
 	{
-		walsndctl->lsn[SYNC_REP_WAIT_WRITE] = MyWalSnd->write;
+		walsndctl->lsn[SYNC_REP_WAIT_WRITE] = write_pos;
 		numwrite = SyncRepWakeQueue(false, SYNC_REP_WAIT_WRITE);
 	}
-	if (walsndctl->lsn[SYNC_REP_WAIT_FLUSH] < MyWalSnd->flush)
+	if (walsndctl->lsn[SYNC_REP_WAIT_FLUSH] < flush_pos)
 	{
-		walsndctl->lsn[SYNC_REP_WAIT_FLUSH] = MyWalSnd->flush;
+		walsndctl->lsn[SYNC_REP_WAIT_FLUSH] = flush_pos;
 		numflush = SyncRepWakeQueue(false, SYNC_REP_WAIT_FLUSH);
 	}
 
@@ -480,6 +766,21 @@ SyncRepReleaseWaiters(void)
 				(errmsg("standby \"%s\" is now the synchronous standby with priority %u",
 						application_name, MyWalSnd->sync_standby_priority)));
 	}
+
+
+	/*-----------------------------------*/
+
+	/*
+	for (i = 0; i < num_sync; i++)
+	{
+		volatile WalSnd *walsndloc = &WalSndCtl->walsnds[sync_standbys[i]];
+		if (walsndloc == MyWalSnd)
+		{
+			found = true;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	*/
 }
 
 /*
@@ -498,6 +799,7 @@ SyncRepGetStandbyPriority(void)
 	ListCell   *l;
 	int			priority = 0;
 	bool		found = false;
+	int			num = 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * Since synchronous cascade replication is not allowed, we always set the
@@ -506,6 +808,10 @@ SyncRepGetStandbyPriority(void)
 	if (am_cascading_walsender)
 		return 0;
 
+	/* If no synchronous standby allowed, no cake for this WAL sender */
+	if (!SyncStandbysDefined())
+		return 0;
+
 	/* Need a modifiable copy of string */
 	rawstring = pstrdup(SyncRepStandbyNames);
 
@@ -521,8 +827,16 @@ SyncRepGetStandbyPriority(void)
 
 	foreach(l, elemlist)
 	{
-		char	   *standby_name = (char *) lfirst(l);
+		char	   *standby_name;
+
+		if (num == 0 &&
+			synchronous_replication_method != SYNC_REP_METHOD_1_PRIORITY)
+		{
+			num = lfirst_int(l);
+			continue;
+		}
 
+		standby_name = (char *) lfirst(l);
 		priority++;
 
 		if (pg_strcasecmp(standby_name, application_name) == 0 ||
@@ -536,6 +850,9 @@ SyncRepGetStandbyPriority(void)
 	pfree(rawstring);
 	list_free(elemlist);
 
+#ifdef DEBUG_REPLICATION
+	elog(NOTICE, "(%d) Got priority %d", MyWalSnd->pid, priority);
+#endif
 	return (found ? priority : 0);
 }
 
@@ -684,11 +1001,42 @@ SyncRepQueueIsOrderedByLSN(int mode)
  * ===========================================================
  */
 
+void
+assign_synchronous_standby_names(const char *newval, void *extra)
+{
+	char	   *rawstring;
+	List	   *elemlist;
+
+	if (newval == NULL || newval[0] == '\0')
+		return;
+
+
+	/* Need a modifiable copy of string */
+	rawstring = pstrdup(newval);
+
+	/* Parse string into list of identifiers */
+	SplitIdentifierString(rawstring, ',', &elemlist);
+
+	/* Store them into globl variables */
+	if (synchronous_replication_method == SYNC_REP_METHOD_1_PRIORITY)
+		synchronous_standby_num = 1;
+	else
+		synchronous_standby_num = pg_atoi(lfirst(list_head(elemlist)), sizeof(int), 0);
+
+#ifdef DEBUG_REPLICATION
+	elog(NOTICE, "Variable s_s_num : %d, s_s_names : %s(%s)",
+		 synchronous_standby_num, rawstring, newval);
+#endif
+
+	return;
+}
+
 bool
 check_synchronous_standby_names(char **newval, void **extra, GucSource source)
 {
 	char	   *rawstring;
 	List	   *elemlist;
+	int			num = 0;
 
 	/* Need a modifiable copy of string */
 	rawstring = pstrdup(*newval);
@@ -711,6 +1059,23 @@ check_synchronous_standby_names(char **newval, void **extra, GucSource source)
 	 * yet correctly set.
 	 */
 
+	/*
+	 * Check whether the number of synchronous stadby is
+	 * specified correctly.
+	 */
+	if (elemlist != NULL &&
+		synchronous_replication_method != SYNC_REP_METHOD_1_PRIORITY)
+	{
+		num = pg_atoi(lfirst(list_head(elemlist)), sizeof(int), 0);
+
+		if (num < 1 || num > (list_length(elemlist) - 1))
+		{
+			pfree(rawstring);
+			list_free(elemlist);
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
 	pfree(rawstring);
 	list_free(elemlist);
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/walsender.c b/src/backend/replication/walsender.c
index 4a4643e..1543571 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/walsender.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/walsender.c
@@ -2746,9 +2746,11 @@ pg_stat_get_wal_senders(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	Tuplestorestate *tupstore;
 	MemoryContext per_query_ctx;
 	MemoryContext oldcontext;
-	WalSnd	   *sync_standby;
+	int			*sync_standbys;
+	int			num_sync;
 	int			i;
 
+
 	/* check to see if caller supports us returning a tuplestore */
 	if (rsinfo == NULL || !IsA(rsinfo, ReturnSetInfo))
 		ereport(ERROR,
@@ -2774,11 +2776,13 @@ pg_stat_get_wal_senders(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	sync_standbys = (int *) palloc(sizeof(int) * synchronous_standby_num);
+
 	/*
-	 * Get the currently active synchronous standby.
+	 * Get the currently active synchronous standbys.
 	 */
 	LWLockAcquire(SyncRepLock, LW_SHARED);
-	sync_standby = SyncRepGetSynchronousStandby();
+	num_sync = SyncRepGetSynchronousStandbys(sync_standbys);
 	LWLockRelease(SyncRepLock);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < max_wal_senders; i++)
@@ -2848,18 +2852,34 @@ pg_stat_get_wal_senders(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 			 */
 			if (priority == 0)
 				values[7] = CStringGetTextDatum("async");
-			else if (walsnd == sync_standby)
-				values[7] = CStringGetTextDatum("sync");
 			else
-				values[7] = CStringGetTextDatum("potential");
+			{
+				int		j;
+				bool	found = false;
+
+				for (j = 0; j < num_sync; j++)
+				{
+					/* Found sync standby */
+					if (i == sync_standbys[j])
+					{
+						values[7] = CStringGetTextDatum("sync");
+						found = true;
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+				if (!found)
+					values[7] = CStringGetTextDatum("potential");
+			}
 		}
 
 		tuplestore_putvalues(tupstore, tupdesc, values, nulls);
 	}
 
 	/* clean up and return the tuplestore */
+	pfree(sync_standbys);
 	tuplestore_donestoring(tupstore);
 
+
 	return (Datum) 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
index a185749..a619aff 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
@@ -310,6 +310,12 @@ static const struct config_enum_entry xmloption_options[] = {
 	{NULL, 0, false}
 };
 
+static const struct config_enum_entry synchronous_replication_method_options[] = {
+	{"1-priority", SYNC_REP_METHOD_1_PRIORITY, false},
+	{"priority", SYNC_REP_METHOD_PRIORITY, false},
+	{NULL, 0, false}
+};
+
 /*
  * Although only "on", "off", and "safe_encoding" are documented, we
  * accept all the likely variants of "on" and "off".
@@ -3361,7 +3367,7 @@ static struct config_string ConfigureNamesString[] =
 		},
 		&SyncRepStandbyNames,
 		"",
-		check_synchronous_standby_names, NULL, NULL
+		check_synchronous_standby_names, assign_synchronous_standby_names, NULL
 	},
 
 	{
@@ -3672,6 +3678,16 @@ static struct config_enum ConfigureNamesEnum[] =
 		NULL, NULL, NULL
 	},
 
+	{
+		{"synchronous_replication_method", PGC_SIGHUP, REPLICATION_MASTER,
+			gettext_noop("Method for multiple synchronous replication."),
+			NULL
+		},
+		&synchronous_replication_method,
+		SYNC_REP_METHOD_1_PRIORITY, synchronous_replication_method_options,
+		NULL, NULL, NULL
+	},
+
 	/* End-of-list marker */
 	{
 		{NULL, 0, 0, NULL, NULL}, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample b/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
index 029114f..b79b965 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
+++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@
 #synchronous_standby_names = ''	# standby servers that provide sync rep
 				# comma-separated list of application_name
 				# from standby(s); '*' = all
+#synchronous_standby_num = 0	# number of standby servers using sync rep
+#synchronous_replication_method = '1-priority'	# 1-priority, priority
 #vacuum_defer_cleanup_age = 0	# number of xacts by which cleanup is delayed
 
 # - Standby Servers -
diff --git a/src/include/replication/syncrep.h b/src/include/replication/syncrep.h
index 71e2857..e1fa7ea 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/syncrep.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/syncrep.h
@@ -31,8 +31,14 @@
 #define SYNC_REP_WAITING			1
 #define SYNC_REP_WAIT_COMPLETE		2
 
+/* SyncRepMethod */
+#define SYNC_REP_METHOD_1_PRIORITY	0
+#define SYNC_REP_METHOD_PRIORITY	1
+
 /* user-settable parameters for synchronous replication */
 extern char *SyncRepStandbyNames;
+extern int	synchronous_replication_method;
+extern int	synchronous_standby_num;
 
 /* called by user backend */
 extern void SyncRepWaitForLSN(XLogRecPtr XactCommitLSN);
@@ -49,9 +55,22 @@ extern void SyncRepUpdateSyncStandbysDefined(void);
 
 /* forward declaration to avoid pulling in walsender_private.h */
 struct WalSnd;
-extern struct WalSnd *SyncRepGetSynchronousStandby(void);
+
+extern int SyncRepGetSynchronousStandbys(int *sync_standbys);
+extern bool SyncRepSyncedLsnAdvancedTo(XLogRecPtr *write_pos, XLogRecPtr *flush_pos);
+extern bool SyncRepActiveListedWalSender(int num);
+
+/* 'priority' method */
+extern int SyncRepGetSynchronousStandbysPriority(int *sync_standbys);
+extern bool	SyncRepGetSyncLsnsPriority(XLogRecPtr *write_pos, XLogRecPtr *flush_pos);
+
+/* '1-priority' method */
+extern int SyncRepGetSynchronousStandbysOnePriority(int *sync_standbys);
+extern bool	SyncRepGetSyncLsnsOnePriority(XLogRecPtr *write_pos, XLogRecPtr *flush_pos);
 
 extern bool check_synchronous_standby_names(char **newval, void **extra, GucSource source);
+extern void assign_synchronous_standby_names(const char *newva, void *extra);
+
 extern void assign_synchronous_commit(int newval, void *extra);
 
 #endif   /* _SYNCREP_H */
