Re: [HACKERS] Detecting corrupted pages earlier

[Hiroshi Inoue]

Tom Lane wrote:
> 
> Hiroshi Inoue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > Tom Lane wrote:
> >> I'm thinking of modifying ReadBuffer() so that it errors out if the
> 
> > What does the *error out* mean ?
> 
> Mark the buffer as having an I/O error and then elog(ERROR).
> 
> > Is there a way to make our way around the pages ?
> 
> If the header is corrupt, I don't think so.

What I asked is how to read all other sane pages.
Once pages are corrupted users would copy the sane data ASAP.

regards,
Hiroshi Inoue
        http://www.geocities.jp/inocchichichi/psqlodbc/

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