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Re: basic_archive lost archive_directory

Sergei Kornilov <sk@zsrv.org>

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From: Sergei Kornilov <sk@zsrv.org>
To: Fujii Masao <masao.fujii@gmail.com>
Cc: Олег Самойлов <splarv@ya.ru>, pgsql-bugs@lists.postgresql.org, Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>, Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com>
Date: 2026-02-24T07:33:07Z
Lists: pgsql-bugs 
Hello

Honestly, I don't think that only 8 stat calls per each 1Gbps of WAL writes is too much. I doubt basic_archive will be used in systems where there's a lot of writing. Although there is little benefit from this stat call, I agree.

> That said, if users are generally fine with the "could not create file" error,
> I'm ok with the proposed patch (i.e., just removing the check).

I'm ok with this error message.

regards, Sergei

Commits

  1. basic_archive: Allow archive directory to be missing at startup.