Re: Synchronizing slots from primary to standby - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Drouvot, Bertrand
Subject Re: Synchronizing slots from primary to standby
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Msg-id 667fc146-e95a-d966-c97e-738a5d4517be@gmail.com
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In response to Re: Synchronizing slots from primary to standby  (Amit Kapila <amit.kapila16@gmail.com>)
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Hi,

On 6/29/23 12:36 PM, Amit Kapila wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 12:19 PM Drouvot, Bertrand
> <bertranddrouvot.pg@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Yeah, I think once the slot is dropped we just have to wait for the slot to
>> be re-created on the standby according to the new synchronize_slot_names GUC.
>>
>> Assuming the initial slot "creation" on the standby (coming from the synchronize_slot_names usage)
>> is working "correctly" then it should also work "correctly" once the slot is dropped.
>>
> 
> I also think so.
> 
>> If we agree that a synchronized slot can not/should not be consumed (will implement this behavior) then
>> I think the proposed scenario above should make sense, do you agree?
>>
> 
> Yeah, I also can't think of a use case for this. So, we can probably
> disallow it and document the same. I guess if we came across a use
> case for this, we can rethink allowing to consume the changes from
> synchronized slots.

Yeah agree, I'll work on a new version that deals with invalidated slot that way and
that ensures that a synchronized slot can't be consumed (until the standby gets promoted).
  
Regards,

-- 
Bertrand Drouvot
PostgreSQL Contributors Team
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