On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 1:35 PM, Andres Freund <and...@2ndquadrant.com> wrote: > Hi, > > currently pg_basebackup uses fetch mode when only -x is specified - > which imo isn't a very good thing to use due to the increased risk of > not fetching everything. > How about switching to stream mode for 9.5+?
I think the original reasons were to not change the default behaviour with a new feature, and secondly because defaulting to -X requires two replication connections rather than one. I think the first reason is gone now, and the risk/damage of the two connections is probably smaller than running out of WAL. -x is a good default for smaller systems, but -X is a safer one for bigger ones. So I agree that changing the default mode would make sense. -- Magnus Hagander Me: http://www.hagander.net/ Work: http://www.redpill-linpro.com/ -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
