On 2020-Jun-24, Andres Freund wrote: > As I said before, I've utilized being able to do both over a single > connection (among others to initialize a logical replica using a base > backup). And I've seen at least one other codebase (developed without my > input) doing so. I really don't understand how you just dismiss this > without any sort of actual argument. Yes, those uses can be fixed to > reconnect with a different replication parameter, but that's code that > needs to be adjusted and it requires adjustments to pg_hba.conf etc. > > And obviously you'd lock out older versions of jdbc, and possibly other > drivers.
Well, I had understood that you were talking from a hypothetical position, not that you were already using the thing that way. After these arguments, I agree to leave things alone, and nobody else seems to be arguing in that direction, so I'll mark the open item as closed. Thanks, -- Álvaro Herrera https://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services
