* Bruce Momjian (bruce@momjian.us) wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 29, 2016 at 07:14:22AM -0400, Stephen Frost wrote:
> > > Damn, which means I need to test mine too. Where are these changes
> > > documented?
> >
> > The changes are to pg_start/stop_backup and their updated definitions
> > can be reviewed here:
> >
> > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/static/functions-admin.html
> >
> > Note that it's technically backwards compatible, however, the existing
> > exclusive backup approach is bad and may mean that the database doesn't
> > automatically recover from a crash which happens while the backup is
> > running. All backup tools should be updated to the new APIs to avoid
> > that risk.
>
> Is this risk new? Is it documented?
No, it's not new. I'm not sure off-hand if it's documented.
Thanks!
Stephen