Re: Can there ever be out of sequence WAL files? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bharath Rupireddy
Subject Re: Can there ever be out of sequence WAL files?
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Msg-id CALj2ACURO8hgKB68H1wHvm0snnxWu7mQh1z+7Q_FpqFpajc7-Q@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Can there ever be out of sequence WAL files?  (Bharath Rupireddy <bharath.rupireddyforpostgres@gmail.com>)
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On Tue, Dec 28, 2021 at 7:45 AM Bharath Rupireddy
<bharath.rupireddyforpostgres@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Can the postgres server ever have/generate out of sequence WAL files?
> For instance, 000000010000020C000000A2, 000000010000020C000000A3,
> 000000010000020C000000A5 and so on, missing 000000010000020C000000A4.
> Manual/Accidental deletion of the WAL files can happes, but are there
> any other extreme situations (like recycling, removing old WAL files
> etc.) caused by the postgres server leading to missing WAL files?
>
> What happens when postgres server finds missing WAL file during
> crash/standby recovery?
>
> Thoughts?

Hi Hackers, a gentle ping for the above question. I think I sent it
earlier during the holiday season.

Regards,
Bharath Rupireddy.



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