Re: Replication slot is not able to sync up - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

On Thu, May 29, 2025 at 8:39 AM shveta malik <shveta.malik@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Wed, May 28, 2025 at 11:56 AM Masahiko Sawada <sawada.mshk@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I didn't know it was intended for testing and debugging purposes so
> > clearilying it in the documentation would be a good idea.
>
> I have added the suggested docs in v3.
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- errmsg("could not synchronize replication slot \"%s\"", remote_slot->name),
- errdetail("Logical decoding could not find consistent point from
local slot's LSN %X/%X.",
+ errmsg("could not synchronize replication slot \"%s\" to prevent
data loss", remote_slot->name),
+ errdetail("Standby does not have enough data to decode WALs at LSN %X/%X.",
    LSN_FORMAT_ARGS(slot->data.restart_lsn)));

I find the errdetail is not clear about the current state, which is
that we can't yet build a consistent snapshot on the standby to allow
decoding. Would it be better to have errdetail like: "Standby could
not build a consistent snapshot to decode WALs at LSN %X/%X.?

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With Regards,
Amit Kapila.