Re: Allow logical replication to copy tables in binary format - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

On Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 3:37 AM Peter Smith <smithpb2250@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> There are a couple of TAP tests where the copy binary is expected to
> fail. And when it fails, you do binary=false (changing the format back
> to 'text') so the test is then expected to be able to proceed.
>
> I don't know if this happens in practice, but IIUC in theory, if the
> timing is extremely bad, the tablesync could relaunch in binary mode
> multiple times (any fail multiple times?) before your binary=false
> change takes effect.
>
> So, I was wondering if it could help to use the subscription
> 'disable_on_error=true' parameter for those cases so that the
> tablesync won't needlessly attempt to relaunch until you have set
> binary=false and then re-enabled the subscription.
>

+1. That would make tests more reliable.

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With Regards,
Amit Kapila.