Re: pg_stop_backup does not complete

From: Bernd Helmle <mailings(at)oopsware(dot)de>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
Cc: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>, Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: pg_stop_backup does not complete
Date: 2010-02-26 09:41:26
Message-ID: 1072A701DD73424B0EE6268C@[172.26.14.62]
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--On 24. Februar 2010 16:01:02 -0500 Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:

> One objection to this is that it's not very clear to the user when
> pg_stop_backup has finished with actual work and is just waiting for the
> archiver, ie when is it safe to hit control-C? Maybe we should emit a
> "backup done, waiting for archiver to complete" notice before entering
> the sleep loop.

+1 for this. This hint would certainly help to recognize the issue
immediately (or at least point to a possible cause).

--
Thanks

Bernd

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