Re: pg_receivewal documentation

Jesper Pedersen <jesper.pedersen@redhat.com>

From: Jesper Pedersen <jesper.pedersen@redhat.com>
To: Laurenz Albe <laurenz.albe@cybertec.at>
Cc: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2019-07-09T17:18:52Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers

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Hi Laurenz,

On 7/9/19 5:16 AM, Laurenz Albe wrote:
> On Thu, 2019-06-27 at 10:06 -0400, Jesper Pedersen wrote:
>> Here is a patch for the pg_receivewal documentation to highlight that
>> WAL isn't acknowledged to be applied.
> 
> I think it is a good idea to document this, but I have a few quibbles
> with the patch as it is:
> 
> - I think there shouldn't be commas after the "note" and before the "if".
>    Disclaimer: I am not a native speaker, so I am lacking authority.
> 
> - The assertion is wrong.  "on" (remote flush) is perfectly fine
>    for synchronous_commit, only "remote_apply" is a problem.
> 
> - There is already something about "--synchronous" in the "Description"
>    section.  It might make sense to add the additional information there.
> 
> How about the attached patch?
> 

Thanks for the review, and the changes.

However, I think it belongs in the --synchronous section, so what about 
moving it there as attached ?

Best regards,
  Jesper

Commits

  1. Doc: Clarify interactions of pg_receivexlog with remote_apply

  2. Doc: Clarify interactions of pg_receivewal with remote_apply