Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Remove replicaiton FAQ item. - Mailing list pgsql-docs

From Mischa Sandberg
Subject Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Remove replicaiton FAQ item.
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Msg-id 1114384506.426c287a87058@webmail.telus.net
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In response to Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Remove replicaiton FAQ item.  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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Quoting Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>:

> Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> > Jeff Davis wrote:
> > > Should the text include a mention of synchronous vs.
> asynchronous? Or
> > > does master-master imply synchronous?
> >
> > It shouldn't. It is possible to have synchronous replication
> without it
> > being master<->master.
>
> We could mention async vs sync but at the FAQ stage I think the
> multi-master/master-slave disinction is enough. Let's see what
> questions
> we get.

About all you can say is, it is not possible to implement synchronous
master-master replication, because of conflict resolution of
simultaneous transactions.
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