Heikki Linnakangas <heikki.linnakangas@enterprisedb.com> writes:
> Simon Riggs wrote:
>> We might also have written half a file many times. The files in pg_xlog
>> are suspect whereas the files in the archive are not. If we have both we
>> should prefer the archive.
> Yep.
Really? That will result in a change in the longstanding behavior of
ordinary recovery. I'm unconvinced that this is wise.
regards, tom lane