Fujii Masao wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 6:56 AM, Guillaume Smet <guillaume.smet@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 5:42 AM, Fujii Masao <masao.fujii@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Here is the patch;
>>> - Smart failover is chosen if the trigger file labeled "smart" or
>>> an empty one exists.
>>> - Fast failover is chosen if the trigger file labeled "fast" exists,
>>> the signal (SIGUSR1 or SIGINT) is received or the wait timeout
>>> happens.
>> After some further thoughts, +1 for this approach too.
>>
>> I think you imply 'containing "smart"' not 'labeled "smart"'.
>> "Labeled" is confusing IMHO.
>
> Thanks for the comment!
> I corrected such confusing expression.
> + if (strspn(buf, "smart") == 5 && strncmp(buf, "smart", 5) == 0)
> + {
The strspn() call seems pointless here.
One problem with this patch is that in smart mode, the trigger file is
not deleted. That's different from current pg_standby behavior, and
makes accidental failovers after one failover more likely.
-- Heikki Linnakangas EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com
