Hi, On 2019-08-06 10:58:15 -0400, Stephen Frost wrote: > * Michael Banck (michael.ba...@credativ.de) wrote: > > Independently of the whitelist/blacklist question, I believe > > pg_checksums should not error out as soon as it encounters a weird looking > > file, but either (i) still checksum it or (ii) skip it? Or is that to be > > considered a pilot error and it's fine for pg_checksums to fold? > > imv, random files that we don't know about are exactly 'pilot error' to > be complained about.. This is exactly why the whitelist idea falls > over.
I still think this whole assumption is bad, and that you're fixing non-problems, and creating serious usability issues with zero benefits. Greetings, Andres Freund
