Re: New option for pg_basebackup, to specify a different directory for pg_xlog - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: New option for pg_basebackup, to specify a different directory for pg_xlog
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Msg-id 8004.1384871822@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: New option for pg_basebackup, to specify a different directory for pg_xlog  (Fujii Masao <masao.fujii@gmail.com>)
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Fujii Masao <masao.fujii@gmail.com> writes:
> On the second thought, I'm thinking that it might be overkill to add
> such not simple code for that small benefit.

Yeah --- there's a limit to how much code we should expend on detecting
this type of error.  It's not like the case is all that plausible.

One idea that I don't think got discussed is stat'ing the two directories
and verifying that their dev/inode numbers are different.  I don't know
how portable that is though.
        regards, tom lane



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