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Re: Backup throttling

Andres Freund <andres@2ndquadrant.com>

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From: Andres Freund <andres@2ndquadrant.com>
To: Antonin Houska <antonin.houska@gmail.com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2013-08-19T17:20:12Z
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Hi,

On 2013-07-24 09:20:52 +0200, Antonin Houska wrote:
> Hello,
> the purpose of this patch is to limit impact of pg_backup on running server.
> Feedback is appreciated.

Based on a quick look it seems like you're throttling on the receiving
side. Is that a good idea? Especially over longer latency links, TCP
buffering will reduce the effect on the sender side considerably.

Greetings,

Andres Freund

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