Hi, I think it's quite confusing that a function named pg_xlog_replay_resume() can cause a node to be promoted.
That this is happened is kind of documented in the recovery.conf section of the manual: "The intended use of the pause setting is to allow queries to be executed against the database to check if this recovery target is the most desirable point for recovery. The paused state can be resumed by using pg_xlog_replay_resume() (see Table 9-69), which then causes recovery to end. If this recovery target is not the desired stopping point, then shut down the server, change the recovery target settings to a later target and restart to continue recovery." But it's not mentioned at all in the section about the functions: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/static/functions-admin.html#FUNCTIONS-RECOVERY-CONTROL-TABLE Promotion only happens when a node is paused due to a recovery target setting, and not when it's stopped due to pg_xlog_replay_pause(). I think this, at the very least, needs a big caveat in the documentation of the resume function. But a different API would probably be better. I'd actually argue that for now pg_xlog_replay_resume() should refuse to work if paused due to a recovery target. Promotion should be done via the normal promotion methods. Greetings, Andres Freund -- Andres Freund http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
