From: | Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> |
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To: | Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> |
Cc: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: New SQL functons pg_backup_in_progress() and pg_backup_start_tim |
Date: | 2012-06-15 12:16:59 |
Message-ID: | CA+TgmoaULrZB4E3A0ezvtV9kJb9ki4p5OQJFc5hc-tsTB5tZuQ@mail.gmail.com |
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On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 1:52 AM, Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 1:29 AM, Robert Haas <rhaas(at)postgresql(dot)org> wrote:
>> New SQL functons pg_backup_in_progress() and pg_backup_start_time()
>>
>> Darold Gilles, reviewed by Gabriele Bartolini and others, rebased by
>> Marco Nenciarini. Stylistic cleanup and OID fixes by me.
>
> How well is the term "on-line exclusive backup" really settled with
> people? I wonder if we need to add a specific note to the docs saying
> that the function doesn't consider streaming base backups at all, and
> that one should refer to pg_stat_replication for info about those? Or
> really, should the function be pg_exclusive_backup_in_progress()
> perhaps?
Well, if we think that the term "exclusive backup" is not going to be
easily comprehensible, then sticking that into the function name isn't
going to help us much. I think that's just wordiness for the sake of
being wordy. I do agree that we could probably improve the clarity of
the documentation along the lines you suggest.
--
Robert Haas
EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
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