Re: remove wal_level archive

From: Michael Paquier <michael(dot)paquier(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: remove wal_level archive
Date: 2016-01-28 01:55:46
Message-ID: CAB7nPqRc_rRtorL-BH=nOqGyKXWtW9MMGTfTdPWAaaVmfWMBSw@mail.gmail.com
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On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 10:53 AM, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> wrote:
> On 1/26/16 10:56 AM, Simon Riggs wrote:
>> What we should do is
>> 1. Map "archive" and "hot_standby" to one level with a new name that
>> indicates that it can be used for both/either backup or replication.
>> (My suggested name for the new level is "replica"...)
>
> I have been leaning toward making up a new name, too, but hadn't found a
> good one. I tend to like "replica", though.

"replica" sounds nice.

>> 2. Deprecate "archive" and "hot_standby" so that those will be removed
>> in a later release.
>
> If we do 1, then we might as well get rid of the old names right away.

+1.
--
Michael

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