Re: pause recovery if pitr target not reached

On 2019-10-21 08:44, Fujii Masao wrote:
> Probably we can use standby mode + recovery target setting for
> the almost same purpose. In this configuration, if end-of-WAL is reached
> before recovery target, the startup process keeps waiting for new WAL to
> be available. Then, if recovery target is reached, the startup process works
> as recovery_target_action indicates.

So basically get rid of recovery.signal mode and honor recovery target 
parameters in standby mode?  That has some appeal because it simplify 
this whole space significantly, but perhaps it would be too confusing 
for end users?

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