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Simon Riggs wrote: > > WIP patch to perform a switch from one log file to next when we do a > pg_stop_backup(), including wal replay handling at recovery time. > > Patch currently crashes server at various points, so don't stare too > hard, but patch applies cleanly on cvstip, compiles and make checks. > > Main issue is the need to poke the xlog record pointer with a new value > after the log switch. I'm a little uncertain about that approach and I'm > very likely getting it wrong now. Better ideas welcome. > > Patch is incomplete in that it doesn't handle shutdown checkpoints as > log switches in archive mode (yet) > > Also nothing in here about standby databases (yet) > > Any comments appreciated before I spend too much time on this. > > Best Regards, Simon Riggs [ Attachment, skipping... ] > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate > subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your > message can get through to the mailing list cleanly -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
