Re: pg_ctl/pg_rewind tests vs. slow AIX buildfarm members - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Noah Misch
Subject Re: pg_ctl/pg_rewind tests vs. slow AIX buildfarm members
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Msg-id 20150905010734.GA3041856@tornado.leadboat.com
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In response to Re: pg_ctl/pg_rewind tests vs. slow AIX buildfarm members  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: pg_ctl/pg_rewind tests vs. slow AIX buildfarm members  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On Thu, Sep 03, 2015 at 03:31:06PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> I wrote:
> > This is the first time I've seen an indication that the
> > start_postmaster change mentioned in the comment is actually important
> > for production use, rather than just being cleanup.

I scratched my head awhile without thinking of a credible production use case
that would notice the difference.  Which one did you have in mind?

> Note that this makes the test case in question fail reliably, which is
> reasonable behavior IMO so I just changed the test.

That's the better behavior, agreed.



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