> Well, Tom does seem to have something with regard to StartUpIds. I feel
> it is easier to force a new timeline by adding a very large number to
> the LogId IF, and only if, we have performed an archive recovery. That
> way, we do not change at all the behaviour of the system for people that
> choose not to implement archive_mode.
Imho you should take a close look at StartUpId, I think it is exactly this
"large number". Maybe you can add +2 to intentionally leave a hole.
Once you increment, I think it is very essential to checkpoint and double
check pg_control, cause otherwise a crashrecovery would read the wrong xlogs.
> Should we implement timelines?
Yes :-)
Andreas
