Michael Paquier <mich...@paquier.xyz> writes: > On Thu, Nov 25, 2021 at 06:19:03PM -0800, SATYANARAYANA NARLAPURAM wrote: >> If we are keeping it then why not make it better?
> Well, non-exclusive backups are better by design in many aspects, so I > don't quite see the point in spending time on something that has more > limitations than what's already in place. IMO the main reason for keeping it is backwards compatibility for users who have a satisfactory backup arrangement using it. That same argument implies that we shouldn't change how it works (at least, not very much). regards, tom lane