Re: BUG #4566: pg_stop_backup() reports incorrect STOP WAL LOCATION

Heikki has updated the documentation to mention the meaning of this
field. Thanks for the report.

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Fujii Masao wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 11:41 PM, Randy Isbell <jisbell(at)cisco(dot)com> wrote:
> >
> > The following bug has been logged online:
> >
> > Bug reference: 4566
> > Logged by: Randy Isbell
> > Email address: jisbell(at)cisco(dot)com
> > PostgreSQL version: 8.3.4
> > Operating system: FreeBSD 6.2
> > Description: pg_stop_backup() reports incorrect STOP WAL LOCATION
> > Details:
> >
> > An inconsistency exists between the segment name reported by
> > pg_stop_backup() and the actual WAL file name.
> >
> >
> > SELECT pg_start_backup('filename');
> > pg_start_backup
> > -----------------
> > 10/FE1E2BAC
> > (1 row)
> >
> > Later:
> > SELECT pg_stop_backup();
> > pg_stop_backup
> > ----------------
> > 10/FF000000
> > (1 row)
> >
> > The resulting *.backup file:
> >
> > START WAL LOCATION: 10/FE1E2BAC (file 0000000200000010000000FE)
> > STOP WAL LOCATION: 10/FF000000 (file 0000000200000010000000FF)
> > CHECKPOINT LOCATION: 10/FE1E2BAC
> > START TIME: 2008-11-09 01:15:06 CST
> > LABEL: /bck/db/sn200811090115.tar.gz
> > STOP TIME: 2008-11-09 01:15:48 CST
> >
> > In my 8.3.4 instance, WAL file naming occurs as:
> >
> > ...
> > 0000000100000003000000FD
> > 0000000100000003000000FE
> > 000000010000000400000000
> > 000000010000000400000001
> > ...
> >
> > WAL files never end in 'FF'. This causes a problem when trying to collect
> > the ending WAL file for backup.
>
> It's a bug of pg_stop_backup(), which has been talked before.
> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2008-12/msg00108.php
>
> Attached is a patch against HEAD. I think that we should
> also backport.
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Fujii Masao
> NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
> NTT Open Source Software Center

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