> This seems more user-friendly. But well I agree that we could do > a larger set of things that could be used for even other purposes: > - Ability to define snapshot name with pg_dump > - Take system or database-wide lock > - Extra client application running the whole > Now is this set of features worth doing knowing that export snapshot has > been designed for multi-threaded closed applications? Not much sure. > Regards,
What do you mean with "designed for multi-threaded closed applications"?
External snapshots creation and control should be localized within dedicated client applications only. At least that's what I understand from it as that's how it is used now. -- Michael