Re: [HACKERS] [PATCHES] Doc update for pg_start_backup

2007-06-29 Thread Simon Riggs
On Thu, 2007-06-28 at 23:35 -0400, Tom Lane wrote: Heikki Linnakangas [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Added a note to the docs that pg_start_backup can take a long time to finish now that we spread out checkpoints: I was starting to wordsmith this, and then wondered whether it's not just a

Re: [HACKERS] [PATCHES] Doc update for pg_start_backup

2007-06-29 Thread Heikki Linnakangas
Tom Lane wrote: Heikki Linnakangas [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Added a note to the docs that pg_start_backup can take a long time to finish now that we spread out checkpoints: I was starting to wordsmith this, and then wondered whether it's not just a stupid idea for pg_start_backup to act that

Re: [HACKERS] [PATCHES] Doc update for pg_start_backup

2007-06-29 Thread Theo Schlossnagle
On Jun 29, 2007, at 4:25 AM, Heikki Linnakangas wrote: Tom Lane wrote: Heikki Linnakangas [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Added a note to the docs that pg_start_backup can take a long time to finish now that we spread out checkpoints: I was starting to wordsmith this, and then wondered whether

Re: [HACKERS] [PATCHES] Doc update for pg_start_backup

2007-06-29 Thread Jim Nasby
On Jun 29, 2007, at 3:25 AM, Heikki Linnakangas wrote: Tom Lane wrote: Heikki Linnakangas [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Added a note to the docs that pg_start_backup can take a long time to finish now that we spread out checkpoints: I was starting to wordsmith this, and then wondered whether

Re: [HACKERS] [PATCHES] Doc update for pg_start_backup

2007-06-28 Thread Tom Lane
Heikki Linnakangas [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Added a note to the docs that pg_start_backup can take a long time to finish now that we spread out checkpoints: I was starting to wordsmith this, and then wondered whether it's not just a stupid idea for pg_start_backup to act that way. The reason