Re: pgsql: Add TAP tests for pg_verify_checksums - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Andres Freund
Subject Re: pgsql: Add TAP tests for pg_verify_checksums
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Msg-id 20181020051148.zrvttk7anxx344ta@alap3.anarazel.de
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In response to Re: pgsql: Add TAP tests for pg_verify_checksums  (Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net>)
Responses Re: pgsql: Add TAP tests for pg_verify_checksums  (Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net>)
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Hi,

On 2018-10-20 01:07:43 -0400, Stephen Frost wrote:
> I have to say that I can’t recall hearing much in the way of complaints
> about pg_basebackup copying all the random cstore files

Why would somebody complain about that? It's usually desirable.


> or the new checksum validation logic complaining about them, and such
> when doing backups and I wonder if that is because people simply don’t
> use the two together much, making me wonder how much of an issue this
> really is or would be with the account-for-everything approach I’ve
> been advocating for.

I mean obviously pg_verify_checksum simply hasn't been actually tested
much with plain postgres without extensions, given the all weaknesses
identified in this thread.

Greetings,

Andres Freund


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