"Simon Riggs" <simon@2ndquadrant.com> writes:
> A simple solution is to introduce a new function:
> pg_archive_wait(integer maxwait);
> maxwait = 0 means wait forever, otherwise time measured in seconds.
maxwait is redundant; people who want a timeout should use
statement_timeout.
> This will get the current xlog position and wait for all files prior to
> that point to be shown as archive done.
Including the current one? If so, it'll wait longer than necessary;
if not, ISTM it's a gotcha waiting to trap the unwary.
Perhaps better is a variant of pg_stop_backup that includes a wait for
the pushed-out xlog segment to be archived.
regards, tom lane
