diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml
index 0f09d82..b0f9556 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml
@@ -1090,6 +1090,22 @@ SELECT pg_stop_backup();
+ The contents of the pg_dynshmem/>, pg_stat_tmp/>,
+ pg_notify/>, pg_serial/>,
+ pg_snapshots/>, and pg_subtrans/> directories can
+ be ommitted from the backup as they will be initialized on postmaster
+ startup. If the is set and is
+ under the database cluster directory then the contents of the directory
+ specified by can also be ommitted.
+
+
+
+ Any file or directory beginning with pgsql_tmp can be
+ omitted from the backup. These files are removed on postmaster start and
+ the directories will be recreated as needed.
+
+
+
The backup label
file includes the label string you gave to pg_start_backup>,
as well as the time at which pg_start_backup> was run, and
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/basebackup.c b/src/backend/replication/basebackup.c
index da9b7a6..830d332 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/basebackup.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/basebackup.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
#include "replication/basebackup.h"
#include "replication/walsender.h"
#include "replication/walsender_private.h"
+#include "storage/dsm_impl.h"
#include "storage/fd.h"
#include "storage/ipc.h"
#include "utils/builtins.h"
@@ -69,9 +70,6 @@ static void throttle(size_t increment);
/* Was the backup currently in-progress initiated in recovery mode? */
static bool backup_started_in_recovery = false;
-/* Relative path of temporary statistics directory */
-static char *statrelpath = NULL;
-
/*
* Size of each block sent into the tar stream for larger files.
*/
@@ -95,6 +93,68 @@ static int64 elapsed_min_unit;
static int64 throttled_last;
/*
+ * The contents of these directories are removed or recreated during server
+ * start so they will not be included in the backup. The directory entry
+ * will be included to preserve permissions.
+ */
+#define EXCLUDE_DIR_MAX 8
+#define EXCLUDE_DIR_STAT_TMP 0
+
+const char *excludeDirContents[EXCLUDE_DIR_MAX] =
+{
+ /*
+ * Skip temporary statistics files. The first array position will be
+ * filled with the value of pgstat_stat_directory relative to PGDATA.
+ * PG_STAT_TMP_DIR must be skipped even when stats_temp_directory is set
+ * because PGSS_TEXT_FILE is always created there.
+ */
+ NULL,
+ PG_STAT_TMP_DIR,
+
+ /* Recreated on startup, see StartupReplicationSlots(). */
+ "pg_replslot",
+
+ /* Removed on startup, see dsm_cleanup_for_mmap(). */
+ PG_DYNSHMEM_DIR,
+
+ /* Recreated/zeroed on startup, see AsyncShmemInit(). */
+ "pg_notify",
+
+ /* Recreated on startup, see OldSerXidInit(). */
+ "pg_serial",
+
+ /* Removed on startup, see DeleteAllExportedSnapshotFiles(). */
+ "pg_snapshots",
+
+ /* Recreated/zeroed on startup, see StartupSUBTRANS(). */
+ "pg_subtrans"
+};
+
+/*
+ * Files that should not be included in the backup.
+ */
+#define EXCLUDE_FILE_MAX 5
+
+const char *excludeFile[EXCLUDE_FILE_MAX] =
+{
+ /* Skip auto conf temporary file. */
+ PG_AUTOCONF_FILENAME ".tmp",
+
+ /*
+ * If there's a backup_label or tablespace_map file, it belongs to a backup
+ * started by the user with pg_start_backup(). It is *not* correct for this
+ * backup, our backup_label/tablespace_map is injected into the tar
+ * separately.
+ */
+ BACKUP_LABEL_FILE,
+ TABLESPACE_MAP,
+
+ /* Skip postmaster.pid and postmaster.opts. */
+ "postmaster.pid",
+ "postmaster.opts"
+};
+
+/*
* Called when ERROR or FATAL happens in perform_base_backup() after
* we have started the backup - make sure we end it!
*/
@@ -154,11 +214,13 @@ perform_base_backup(basebackup_options *opt, DIR *tblspcdir)
*/
if (is_absolute_path(pgstat_stat_directory) &&
strncmp(pgstat_stat_directory, DataDir, datadirpathlen) == 0)
- statrelpath = psprintf("./%s", pgstat_stat_directory + datadirpathlen + 1);
+ excludeDirContents[EXCLUDE_DIR_STAT_TMP] =
+ pgstat_stat_directory + datadirpathlen + 1;
else if (strncmp(pgstat_stat_directory, "./", 2) != 0)
- statrelpath = psprintf("./%s", pgstat_stat_directory);
+ excludeDirContents[EXCLUDE_DIR_STAT_TMP] = pgstat_stat_directory;
else
- statrelpath = pgstat_stat_directory;
+ excludeDirContents[EXCLUDE_DIR_STAT_TMP] =
+ pgstat_stat_directory + 2;
/* Add a node for the base directory at the end */
ti = palloc0(sizeof(tablespaceinfo));
@@ -889,6 +951,8 @@ sendDir(char *path, int basepathlen, bool sizeonly, List *tablespaces,
char pathbuf[MAXPGPATH];
struct stat statbuf;
int64 size = 0;
+ int excludeIdx;
+ bool excludeFound;
dir = AllocateDir(path);
while ((de = ReadDir(dir, path)) != NULL)
@@ -903,22 +967,80 @@ sendDir(char *path, int basepathlen, bool sizeonly, List *tablespaces,
strlen(PG_TEMP_FILE_PREFIX)) == 0)
continue;
- /* skip auto conf temporary file */
- if (strncmp(de->d_name,
- PG_AUTOCONF_FILENAME ".tmp",
- sizeof(PG_AUTOCONF_FILENAME) + 4) == 0)
+ /* Stat the file */
+ snprintf(pathbuf, MAXPGPATH, "%s/%s", path, de->d_name);
+
+ if (lstat(pathbuf, &statbuf) != 0)
+ {
+ if (errno != ENOENT)
+ ereport(ERROR,
+ (errcode_for_file_access(),
+ errmsg("could not stat file or directory \"%s\": %m",
+ pathbuf)));
+
+ /* If the file went away while scanning, it's not an error. */
continue;
+ }
/*
- * If there's a backup_label or tablespace_map file, it belongs to a
- * backup started by the user with pg_start_backup(). It is *not*
- * correct for this backup, our backup_label/tablespace_map is
- * injected into the tar separately.
+ * Scan for files that should be excluded. See excludeFile[] for info
+ * on exclusions.
*/
- if (strcmp(de->d_name, BACKUP_LABEL_FILE) == 0)
- continue;
+ excludeFound = false;
+
+ for (excludeIdx = 0; excludeIdx < EXCLUDE_FILE_MAX; excludeIdx++)
+ {
+ if (excludeFile[excludeIdx] != NULL &&
+ strcmp(pathbuf + 2, excludeFile[excludeIdx]) == 0)
+ {
+ ereport(DEBUG1,
+ (errmsg("file excluded from backup: %s", excludeFile[excludeIdx])));
+
+ excludeFound = true;
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Scan for directories whose contents should be excluded. See
+ * excludeDirContents[] for info on exclusions.
+ */
+ if (!excludeFound)
+ {
+ for (excludeIdx = 0; excludeIdx < EXCLUDE_DIR_MAX; excludeIdx++)
+ {
+ if (excludeDirContents[excludeIdx] != NULL &&
+ strcmp(pathbuf + 2, excludeDirContents[excludeIdx]) == 0)
+ {
+ ereport(DEBUG1,
+ (errmsg("directory contents excluded from backup: %s",
+ excludeDirContents[excludeIdx])));
+
+ /* Include the directory entry to preserve permissions. */
+ if (!sizeonly)
+ {
+ /* If symlink, write it as a directory anyway */
+#ifndef WIN32
+ if (S_ISLNK(statbuf.st_mode))
+#else
+ if (pgwin32_is_junction(pathbuf))
+#endif
+ statbuf.st_mode = S_IFDIR | S_IRWXU;
- if (strcmp(de->d_name, TABLESPACE_MAP) == 0)
+ _tarWriteHeader(pathbuf + basepathlen + 1,
+ NULL, &statbuf);
+ }
+
+ size += 512;
+
+ excludeFound = true;
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ /* If file matched exclusion, continue. */
+ if (excludeFound)
continue;
/*
@@ -938,55 +1060,10 @@ sendDir(char *path, int basepathlen, bool sizeonly, List *tablespaces,
"and should not be used. "
"Try taking another online backup.")));
- snprintf(pathbuf, MAXPGPATH, "%s/%s", path, de->d_name);
-
- /* Skip postmaster.pid and postmaster.opts in the data directory */
- if (strcmp(pathbuf, "./postmaster.pid") == 0 ||
- strcmp(pathbuf, "./postmaster.opts") == 0)
- continue;
-
/* Skip pg_control here to back up it last */
if (strcmp(pathbuf, "./global/pg_control") == 0)
continue;
- if (lstat(pathbuf, &statbuf) != 0)
- {
- if (errno != ENOENT)
- ereport(ERROR,
- (errcode_for_file_access(),
- errmsg("could not stat file or directory \"%s\": %m",
- pathbuf)));
-
- /* If the file went away while scanning, it's no error. */
- continue;
- }
-
- /*
- * Skip temporary statistics files. PG_STAT_TMP_DIR must be skipped
- * even when stats_temp_directory is set because PGSS_TEXT_FILE is
- * always created there.
- */
- if ((statrelpath != NULL && strcmp(pathbuf, statrelpath) == 0) ||
- strncmp(de->d_name, PG_STAT_TMP_DIR, strlen(PG_STAT_TMP_DIR)) == 0)
- {
- if (!sizeonly)
- _tarWriteHeader(pathbuf + basepathlen + 1, NULL, &statbuf);
- size += 512;
- continue;
- }
-
- /*
- * Skip pg_replslot, not useful to copy. But include it as an empty
- * directory anyway, so we get permissions right.
- */
- if (strcmp(de->d_name, "pg_replslot") == 0)
- {
- if (!sizeonly)
- _tarWriteHeader(pathbuf + basepathlen + 1, NULL, &statbuf);
- size += 512; /* Size of the header just added */
- continue;
- }
-
/*
* We can skip pg_xlog, the WAL segments need to be fetched from the
* WAL archive anyway. But include it as an empty directory anyway, so