Re: testing cvs HEAD - HS/SR - xlog timeline 0 pg_xlogfile_name_offset

Erik Rijkers <er@xs4all.nl>

From: "Erik Rijkers" <er@xs4all.nl>

To: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org

Date: 2010-02-25T00:31:19Z

Lists: pgsql-hackers

On Wed, February 24, 2010 20:40, Erik Rijkers wrote:
>
>
>  pg_last_xlog_receive_location |      pg_xlogfile_name_offset
> -------------------------------+-----------------------------------
>  E2/C012AD90                   | (00000000000000E2000000C0,1224080)
>  (1 row)
>
> These zero-timeline filenames look suspicious, no?

Sorry, I've only now noticed that this issue is already on the v9.0 TODO for Streaming Replication:

"pg_xlogfile_name(pg_last_xlog_receive/replay_location()) might report the wrong name. Because a
backend cannot know the actual timeline which is related to the location.
"

http://archives.postgresql.org/message-id/3f0b79eb1001190135vd9f62f1sa7868abc1ea61d12@mail.gmail.com

so, nevermind..

Erik Rijkers