Re: postgres 7.2 features. - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: postgres 7.2 features.
Date
Msg-id 200007110058.UAA07506@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to postgres 7.2 features.  (Chris Bitmead <chrisb@nimrod.itg.telstra.com.au>)
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WAL is 7.1.  It doesn't affect the storage manager very much.  A new
storage manager is scheduled for 7.2.

> 
> > I can understand reluctance to install whatever.0 as a production
> > server on its first day of release.  But we have enough field experience
> > now with 7.0.* to say confidently that it is more stable than 6.5.*,
> > and we know for a fact that we have fixed hundreds of bugs in it
> > compared to 6.5.*.  Frankly, if I had to bet today, I'd bet on 7.1.*
> > being less stable than 7.0.*, at least till we shake out all the
> > implications of TOAST, WAL, etc.
>   
> Is WAL planned for 7.1? What is the story with WAL? I'm a bit concerned
> that the current storage manager is going to be thrown in the bit bucket
> without any thought for its benefits. There's some stuff I want to do
> with it like resurrecting time travel, some database replication stuff
> which can make use of the non-destructive storage method etc. There's a
> whole lot of interesting stuff that can be done with the current storage
> manager.
> 


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