Magnus Hagander <mag...@hagander.net> writes: > On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 13:19, Heikki Linnakangas > <heikki.linnakan...@enterprisedb.com> wrote: >> Perhaps we should add automatic padding in the server, though. It wouldn't >> take much code in the server, and would make life easier for people writing >> their scripts. Maybe even have the backend check for a .partial file if it >> can't find a regularly named XLOG file. Needs some thought.. > > I'd definitely want to avoid anything that requires pg_receivexlog to > actually *parse* the WAL. That'll make it way more complex than I'd > like.
What about creating the WAL file filled up with zeroes at the receiving end and then overwriting data as we receive it? Regards, -- Dimitri Fontaine http://2ndQuadrant.fr PostgreSQL : Expertise, Formation et Support -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
