On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 6:33 PM, Simon Riggs <si...@2ndquadrant.com> wrote: > If we expose the timeline as part of an "xlog location", then we should > do that everywhere as a change for 9.0.
Everywhere? You mean changing the format of the return value of all the following functions? - pg_start_backup() - pg_stop_backup() - pg_switch_xlog() - pg_current_xlog_location() - pg_current_xlog_insert_location() > 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. Umm... ISTM a large number of users would complain about that change because of compatibility. Regards, -- Fujii Masao NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION NTT Open Source Software Center -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers