Re: [HACKERS] 6.6 items - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Vadim Mikheev
Subject Re: [HACKERS] 6.6 items
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Msg-id 375D24A5.251438D@krs.ru
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] 6.6 items  (ZEUGSWETTER Andreas IZ5 <Andreas.Zeugswetter@telecom.at>)
Responses Re: [HACKERS] 6.6 items
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Don Baccus wrote:
> 
> At 03:44 PM 6/8/99 +0800, Vadim Mikheev wrote:
> >ZEUGSWETTER Andreas IZ5 wrote:
> 
> >> If Vadim made the change to make pg_dump dump in one transaction then
> >> PostgreSQL already has "hot backup" in 6.5. This will do a consistent
> >> snapshot of your database as it was when pg_dump began as long as you
> >> don't change the database layout during the dump.
> 
> >This is done.
> 
> You boys need to publicize this.  This lacking has been one of the
> biggest arguments against using Postgres in any environment with
> 24-hr access, one example being the web...

We discussed this issue recently and decided to follow this way,
so I didn't post message when pg_dump was changed, assuming
that it's known by all -:)

Or you talk that this should be mentioned in announcement/release
notes? May be... Though this is obvious feature of MVCC -
consistency read without blocking writers.

Vadim


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