Re: Remove Deprecated Exclusive Backup Mode

Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>

To: Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>

Cc: Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>, Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net>, Laurenz Albe <laurenz.albe@cybertec.at>, David Steele <david@pgmasters.net>, PostgreSQL Developers <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>

Date: 2020-07-01T20:29:37Z

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Remove exclusive backup mode
- 39969e2a1e4d 15.0 landed

On Wed, Jul  1, 2020 at 10:24:15PM +0200, Magnus Hagander wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 9:59 PM Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> wrote:
>     Yeah, I guess that's a pretty fair point. I have to confess to having
>     somewhat limited enthusiasm for adding a third mode here, but it might
>     be worth it.
> The intention is definitely not to have 3 modes. If we build this mode the
> intention is that it is strictly better than exclusive mode, and thus exclusive
> mode can finally be removed. (Whereas the nonexclusive mode is better in many
> ways, but not all)

Agreed.  I don't think three modes would help anyone.

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