From: | Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> |
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To: | Wojciech Strzalka <wstrzalka(at)gmail(dot)com> |
Cc: | pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: BUG #4137: Postgres drives pg_standby %r param to delete WAL file before processing |
Date: | 2008-05-02 21:01:42 |
Message-ID: | 1209762102.4264.204.camel@ebony.site |
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On Fri, 2008-05-02 at 18:11 +0000, Wojciech Strzalka wrote:
> I've discovered problem with WAL recovery on standby server.
Thanks for reporting it.
> I start copy database to the second
> machine which takes me 30 minutes.
> The output from pg_standby:
> ------------------------------------
> Trigger file : /tmp/pgsql.promote_trigger.5432
> Waiting for WAL file : 00000001.history
> WAL file path : /var/lib/pgsql/incoming_wal/
> 00000001.history
> Restoring to... : pg_xlog/RECOVERYHISTORY
> Sleep interval : 5 seconds
> Max wait interval : 0 forever
> Command for restore : ln -s -f "/var/lib/pgsql/incoming_wal/
> 00000001.history" "pg_xlog/RECOVERYHISTORY"
> Keep archive history : 0000000100000001000000DB and later
...................................................^^
> running restore : OK
Looks like the first message gives and incorrect archive cut-off point.
My guess is that its picking up a checkpoint that happens during backup
as the starting point for the cutoff, which is incorrect. My guess at a
fix is that we need to make sure that the %r value is always less than
or equal to the %f value. Sounds like a good safeguard even if that
doesn't fix this specific bug.
I'll check and see if I can recreate it, then patch. Won't be tonight
though.
If I'm right, then removing the %r value from the restore_command should
make this work correctly as a workaround. Please let me know either way.
--
Simon Riggs
2ndQuadrant http://www.2ndQuadrant.com
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