Re: Documentation Update: Document pg_start_backup checkpoint behavior - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Kevin Grittner
Subject Re: Documentation Update: Document pg_start_backup checkpoint behavior
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Msg-id 49DA1E0D.EE98.0025.0@wicourts.gov
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In response to Re: Documentation Update: Document pg_start_backup checkpoint behavior  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: Documentation Update: Document pg_start_backup checkpoint behavior  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: 
> I'm going to go ahead and make this happen, using the arrangement
> 
> pg_start_backup('label') -> slow checkpoint (backwards compatible)
> pg_start_backup('label', false) -> slow checkpoint
> pg_start_backup('label', true) -> immediate checkpoint
Probably a dumb question, but just to be sure: none of these functions
will return before the checkpoint is complete, right?  (In other
words, when the function returns, it is safe to begin the base
backup?)
-Kevin


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