Re: walsender.c comment with no context is hard to understand

From: Bertrand Drouvot <bertranddrouvot(dot)pg(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Amit Kapila <amit(dot)kapila16(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Peter Smith <smithpb2250(at)gmail(dot)com>, Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz>, vignesh C <vignesh21(at)gmail(dot)com>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: walsender.c comment with no context is hard to understand
Date: 2024-07-08 05:38:25
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Hi,

On Mon, Jul 08, 2024 at 08:46:19AM +0530, Amit Kapila wrote:
> This sounds better but it is better to add just before we determine
> am_cascading_walsender as is done in the attached. What do you think?

Thanks! LGTM.

>
> BTW, is it possible that the promotion gets completed after we wait
> for the required WAL and before assigning am_cascading_walsender?

Yeah, I don't think there is anything that would prevent a promotion to
happen and complete here. I did a few tests (pausing the walsender with gdb at
various places and promoting the standby).

> think even if that happens we can correctly determine the required
> timeline because all the required WAL is already available, is that
> correct

Yeah that's correct.

Regards,

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Bertrand Drouvot
PostgreSQL Contributors Team
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