On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 12:09 AM, Alvaro Herrera <alvhe...@commandprompt.com> wrote: > > Excerpts from Fujii Masao's message of mar jul 17 13:58:38 -0400 2012: > >> >> You're right. If the error is detected, that function always returns false >> >> and the error message is emitted (but I think that current error message >> >> "pg_basebackup: child process exited with error 1" is confusing....), >> >> so it's OK. But if walsender in the server is terminated by SIGTERM, >> >> no error is detected and pg_basebackup background process gets out >> >> of the loop in ReceiveXlogStream() and returns true. >> > >> > Oh. Because the server does a graceful shutdown. D'uh, of course. >> > >> > Then yes, your suggested fix seems like a good one. >> >> Attached patch adds the fix. >> >> Also I found I had forgotten to set the file descriptor to -1 at the end of >> ReceiveXlogStream(), in previously-committed my patch. Attached patch >> fixes this problem. > > This hasn't been committed yet AFAICT, and it probably needs a refresh > now after my changes to pg_basebackup. Please update the patch.
I attached the updated version. > Also, > if this is not in the Open Items list, please put it there so that we > don't forget it before the 9.2 release. Yep, done. Regards, -- Fujii Masao
pgreceivexlog_check_stoppoint_v2.patch
Description: Binary data
-- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers