Re: Stefan's bug (was: max_standby_delay considered harmful) - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Simon Riggs
Subject Re: Stefan's bug (was: max_standby_delay considered harmful)
Date
Msg-id 1274160419.28911.1586.camel@ebony
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In response to Re: Stefan's bug (was: max_standby_delay considered harmful)  (Fujii Masao <masao.fujii@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: Stefan's bug (was: max_standby_delay considered harmful)
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On Tue, 2010-05-18 at 12:02 +0900, Fujii Masao wrote:
> On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 9:01 PM, Simon Riggs <simon@2ndquadrant.com> wrote:
> >> (1)
> >> Smart or fast shutdown requested in PM_STARTUP state always removes
> >> the backup_label file if it exists. But it might be still required
> >> for subsequent recovery. I changed your patch so that additionally
> >> the postmaster skips deleting the backup_label in that case.
> >
> > Don't like the name NeedBackupLabel seems too specific. That really
> > corresponds to "we were in recovery". We should have a couple of
> > super-states that correspond to am in recovery/am not in recovery so we
> > can drive it from that.
> 
> ISTM that we can use XLogCtl->SharedRecoveryInProgress for that.
> Is this OK?

That can change state at any time. Would that work? 

-- Simon Riggs           www.2ndQuadrant.com



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