| From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | PostgreSQL-patches <pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Cc: | yuanjia lee <yuanjia_pg(at)yahoo(dot)com>, Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog(at)svana(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: [HACKERS] pg_resetxlog -r flag |
| Date: | 2006-06-03 02:20:01 |
| Message-ID: | 200606030220.k532K1C10584@candle.pha.pa.us |
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[ FYI, my previous email mentioned -f, while the feature is -r.]
Bruce Momjian wrote:
> A month ago, pg_resetxlog got an -r flag:
>
> -r restore the pg_control file from old XLog files,
> resets is not done.
>
> However, the patch had identifiable problems that are still not fixed:
>
> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2006-05/msg00013.php
>
> Unless these problems are fixed in the next few days, the patch will be
> reverted.
No one has fixed the patch, so I am removing it. There is a memory leak
in the code, a missing lock, and it needs to be better designed. If
anyone wants to update the patch and resubmit it, please go ahead. The
problem are listed in this thread:
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2006-05/msg00002.php
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Bruce Momjian http://candle.pha.pa.us
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