Re: Time-Delayed Standbys

From: Andres Freund <andres(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
To: Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
Cc: Fabrízio Mello <fabriziomello(at)gmail(dot)com>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, KONDO Mitsumasa <kondo(dot)mitsumasa(at)lab(dot)ntt(dot)co(dot)jp>, Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>, Pgsql Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Time-Delayed Standbys
Date: 2013-12-13 11:58:58
Message-ID: 20131213115858.GI29402@awork2.anarazel.de
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On 2013-12-13 11:56:47 +0000, Simon Riggs wrote:
> On 12 December 2013 21:58, Fabrízio de Royes Mello
> <fabriziomello(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> > Reviewing the committed patch I noted that the "CheckForStandbyTrigger()"
> > after the delay was removed.
> >
> > If we promote the standby during the delay and don't check the trigger
> > immediately after the delay, then we will replay undesired WALs records.
> >
> > The attached patch add this check.
>
> I removed it because it was after the pause. I'll replace it, but
> before the pause.

Doesn't after the pause make more sense? If somebody promoted while we
were waiting, we want to recognize that before rolling forward? The wait
can take a long while after all?

Greetings,

Andres Freund

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