Hi,
On 2020-07-14 17:26:37 +0530, Amul Sul wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 13, 2020 at 8:35 PM Jehan-Guillaume de Rorthais
> <jgdr@dalibo.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Another summary + patch + tests.
> >
> > This patch supports 2PC. The goal is to keep them safe during demote/promote
> > actions so they can be committed/rollbacked later on a primary. See tests.
> >
>
> Wondering is it necessary to clear prepared transactions from shared memory?
> Can't simply skip clearing and restoring prepared transactions while demoting?
Recovery doesn't use the normal PGXACT/PGPROC mechanisms to store
transaction state. So I don't think it'd be correct to leave them around
in their previous state. We'd likely end up with incorrect snapshots
if a demoted node later gets promoted...
Greetings,
Andres Freund
