Fujii Masao <masao(dot)fujii(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> Yes, the old xlog itself is not used again. But, the *old file* might
> be recycled and used later. The case that I'm looking at is that the
> symlink to a temporary area is recycled. Am I missing something?
Actually, I think the right fix for that would be to add defenses to
xlog.c to not try to "recycle" a file that is a symlink. No good could
possibly come of that.
regards, tom lane