On Thu, 2010-02-25 at 12:02 +0900, Fujii Masao wrote: > On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 7:56 AM, Simon Riggs <si...@2ndquadrant.com> wrote: > > On Thu, 2010-01-28 at 10:28 +0200, Heikki Linnakangas wrote: > >> Fujii Masao wrote: > >> > In relation to the functions added recently, I found an annoying problem; > >> > pg_xlogfile_name(pg_last_xlog_receive/replay_location()) might report the > >> > wrong name because pg_xlogfile_name() always uses the current timeline, > >> > and a backend doesn't know the actual timeline related to the location > >> > which pg_last_xlog_receive/replay_location() reports. Even if a backend > >> > knows that, pg_xlogfile_name() would be unable to determine which > >> > timeline > >> > should be used. > >> > >> Hmm, I'm not sure what the use case for this is > > > > Agreed. What is the use case for this? > > Since the current behavior would annoy many users (e.g., [*1]), > I proposed to change it. > > [*1] > http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2010-02/msg02014.php
OK, go for it. If we expose the timeline as part of an "xlog location", then we should do that everywhere as a change for 9.0. Clearly, "xlog location" has no meaning without the timeline anyway, so this seems like a necessary change not just a quick fix. It breaks compatibility, but since we're changing replication in 9.0 that shouldn't be a problem. -- Simon Riggs www.2ndQuadrant.com -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers