Re: Allowing multiple concurrent base backups - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Heikki Linnakangas
Subject Re: Allowing multiple concurrent base backups
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Msg-id 4D2F6F78.5000500@enterprisedb.com
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In response to Re: Allowing multiple concurrent base backups  (Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>)
Responses Re: Allowing multiple concurrent base backups  (Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>)
Re: Allowing multiple concurrent base backups  (Simon Riggs <simon@2ndQuadrant.com>)
Re: Allowing multiple concurrent base backups  (Heikki Linnakangas <heikki.linnakangas@enterprisedb.com>)
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On 13.01.2011 22:57, Josh Berkus wrote:
> On 1/13/11 12:11 PM, Robert Haas wrote:
>> That's going to depend on the situation.  If the database fits in
>> memory, then it's just going to work.  If it fits on disk, it's less
>> obvious whether it'll be good or bad, but an arbitrary limitation here
>> doesn't serve us well.
>
> FWIW, if we had this feature right now in 9.0 we (PGX) would be using
> it.  We run into the case of DB in memory, multiple slaves fairly often
> these days.

Anyway, here's an updated patch with all the known issues fixed.

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   Heikki Linnakangas
   EnterpriseDB   http://www.enterprisedb.com

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