Re: Use of backup_label not noted in log

From: David Steele <david(at)pgmasters(dot)net>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Michael Banck <mbanck(at)gmx(dot)net>, Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz>, Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de>, Pg Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Laurenz Albe <laurenz(dot)albe(at)cybertec(dot)at>
Subject: Re: Use of backup_label not noted in log
Date: 2024-01-25 21:44:52
Message-ID: 0253348f-a3e4-441a-bfa5-c108662fd9e0@pgmasters.net
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On 1/25/24 17:42, Tom Lane wrote:
> David Steele <david(at)pgmasters(dot)net> writes:
>> Another thing to note here -- knowing the LSN is important but also
>> knowing that backup recovery was attempted (i.e. backup_label exists) is
>> really crucial. Knowing both just saves so much time in back and forth
>> debugging.
>
>> It appears the tally for back patching is:
>
>> For: Andres, David, Michael B
>> Not Sure: Robert, Laurenz, Michael P
>
>> It seems at least nobody is dead set against it.
>
> We're talking about 1d35f705e, right? That certainly looks harmless
> and potentially useful. I'm +1 for back-patching.

That's the one. If we were modifying existing messages I would be
against it, but new, infrequent (but oh so helpful) messages seem fine.

Regards,
-David

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