Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Add new replication mode synchronous_commit = 'write'. - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Thom Brown
Subject Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Add new replication mode synchronous_commit = 'write'.
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Msg-id CAA-aLv72SFqttii7seT0AFn4rCwuQDmGMqFDRuURWz4+grYSXg@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Add new replication mode synchronous_commit = 'write'.  ("Kevin Grittner" <Kevin.Grittner@wicourts.gov>)
Responses Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Add new replication mode synchronous_commit = 'write'.  (Fujii Masao <masao.fujii@gmail.com>)
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On 13 April 2012 19:15, Kevin Grittner <Kevin.Grittner@wicourts.gov> wrote:
> Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> In my view, remote_write seems a lot more clear than write
>
> +1
>
> I sure didn't understand it to mean remote_write when I read the
> subject line.

Whatever this option value is named, it needs to be referenced in the
postgresql.conf comment for this option, as it isn't currently.

I have a question though.  What happens when this is set to "write"
(or "remote_write" as proposed) but it's being used on a standalone
primary?  At the moment it's not documented what level of guarantee
this would provide.

-- 
Thom


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