On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:06:46 -0400 (EDT) Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree with Tom; either we make the pg_start_backup() checkpoint > immediate or leave the behavior unchanged. > > Personally I think immediate makes more sense because issuing > pg_start_backup() seems like it should behave like a manual CHECKPOINT > command. >
I am not actually that concerned that it takes a long time now that I know why. I am more concerned that it isn't obvious why it takes so long. Something like this would be more than sufficient: elog(NOTICE, "pg_start_backup called, issuing CHECKPOINT"); RequestCheckpoint(CHECKPOINT_FORCE | CHECKPOINT_WAIT); Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake -- The PostgreSQL Company since 1997: http://www.commandprompt.com/ PostgreSQL Community Conference: http://www.postgresqlconference.org/ United States PostgreSQL Association: http://www.postgresql.us/ -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
