Re: Corner-case bug in pg_rewind

Pavel Borisov <pashkin.elfe@gmail.com>

From: Pavel Borisov <pashkin.elfe@gmail.com>
To: Anastasia Lubennikova <a.lubennikova@postgrespro.ru>
Cc: Ian Lawrence Barwick <barwick@gmail.com>, Heikki Linnakangas <hlinnaka@iki.fi>, Ian Barwick <ian.barwick@2ndquadrant.com>, Pgsql Hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2020-12-01T14:52:05Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
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> Status update for a commitfest entry.
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> The patch is Waiting on Author for some time. As this is a bug fix, I am
> moving it to the next CF.
> Ian, are you planning to continue working on it?
>

As a reviewer, I consider the patch useful and good overall. The comments I
left were purely cosmetic. It's a pity to me that this bugfix delayed for
such a small reason and outdated, therefore. It would be nice to complete
this fix on the next CF.

-- 
Best regards,
Pavel Borisov

Postgres Professional: http://postgrespro.com <http://www.postgrespro.com>

Commits

  1. Fix more race conditions in the newly-added pg_rewind test.

  2. Fix race conditions in newly-added test.

  3. Fix pg_rewind bugs when rewinding a standby server.

  4. Allow pg_rewind to use a standby server as the source system.

  5. Support clean switchover.