Re: Postgres restart in the middle of exclusive backup and the presence of backup_label file - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Michael Paquier
Subject Re: Postgres restart in the middle of exclusive backup and the presence of backup_label file
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In response to Re: Postgres restart in the middle of exclusive backup and the presence of backup_label file  (SATYANARAYANA NARLAPURAM <satyanarlapuram@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: Postgres restart in the middle of exclusive backup and the presence of backup_label file
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On Thu, Nov 25, 2021 at 06:19:03PM -0800, SATYANARAYANA NARLAPURAM wrote:
> Is there a plan in place to remove the exclusive backup option from the
> core in PG 15/16?

This was discussed, but removing it could also harm users relying on
it.  Perhaps it could be revisited, but I am not sure if this is worth
worrying about either.

> If we are keeping it then why not make it better?

Well, non-exclusive backups are better by design in many aspects, so I
don't quite see the point in spending time on something that has more
limitations than what's already in place.
--
Michael

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