From: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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To: | Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com> |
Cc: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: WAL Info messages |
Date: | 2009-12-13 20:36:06 |
Message-ID: | 28182.1260736566@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com> writes:
> Proposal is to use up the last rmgr id, slot 7: RM_INFO_ID.
> Functions would be provided on primary side to send a user-defined
> binary message into WAL stream, with a single message type
> XLOG_INFO_MSG. (Superuser only, though can be wrapped and given to
> trusted users).
Seems like a frammish that we could maybe worry about a few months from
now, after the core patch has settled down.
I also dislike reserving a whole RM_ID just for this. If we are only
going to send one type of message it seems like it could be one infomask
type within an existing RM_ID.
regards, tom lane
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