On Wed, 2009-02-25 at 22:45 +0200, Heikki Linnakangas wrote: > Robert Haas wrote: > > I think the more relevant question right now is whether the work Fujii > > Masao is planning to do for 8.5 is reponsive to the following comment > > from Heikki: > > > > # IMHO, the synchronous replication isn't in such good shape, I'm > > afraid. I've said > > # this before, but I'm not happy with the "built from spare parts" > > nature of it. You > > # shouldn't have to configure an archive, file-based log shipping using > > rsync or > > # whatever, and pg_standby. All that is in addition to the direct > > connection between > > # master and slave. The slave really should be able to just connect to > > the master, and > > # download all the WAL it needs directly. That's a huge usability > > issue if left as is, > > # but requires very large architectural changes to fix. > > I believe so, see second bullet point in: > > http://archives.postgresql.org/message-id/3f0b79eb0902240751t13231593g17fbef70664d4...@mail.gmail.com
That is exactly what I am against. Note the words "get rid of". This prevents parallel data transfer, use of split mirrors and various other techniques. It sounds neater, but it implies removal of useful features. -- Simon Riggs www.2ndQuadrant.com PostgreSQL Training, Services and Support -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
