On 04/01/2014 05:24 AM, Michael Paquier wrote: > Hi all, > > As of now, pg_basebackup creates an empty repository for pg_replslot/ > in a base backup, forcing the user to recreate slots on other nodes of > the cluster with pg_create_*_replication_slot, or copy pg_replslot > from another node. This is not really user-friendly especially after a > failover where a given slave may not have the replication slot > information of the master that it is replacing. > > The simple patch attached adds a new option in pg_basebackup, called > --replication-slot, allowing to include replication slot information > in a base backup. This is done by extending the command BASE_BACKUP in > the replication protocol. > > As it is too late for 9.4, I would like to add it to the first commit > fest of 9.5. Comments are welcome.
Assuming it works, this seems like something we need to fix for 9.4. No? -- Josh Berkus PostgreSQL Experts Inc. http://pgexperts.com -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
