Re: Fast promotion failure

On Friday, May 10, 2013 2:07 PM Kyotaro HORIGUCHI wrote:
> Thank you for noticing me of that.
> 
> > It seems to me, it is the same problem as discussed and fixed in
> below
> > thread.
> > http://www.postgresql.org/message-id/51894942.4080500@vmware.com
> >
> > Could you try with fixes given by heikki.
> 
> The first one settles the timeline transition problem for the
> present. Besides, I have no longer found any recovery failure
> except unrepeatable one shown below.
> 
> > C 2013-05-10 15:30:29.589 JST 9242 LOG:  restarted WAL streaming at
> 0/5000000 on timeline 2
> > B 2013-05-10 15:30:33.789 JST 9233 LOG:  restartpoint complete:
> (snip.)
> > B 2013-05-10 15:30:33.789 JST 9233 LOG:  recovery restart point at
> 0/3000028
> > B 2013-05-10 15:30:33.789 JST 9233 LOG:  checkpoint starting:
> > C 2013-05-10 15:32:32.170 JST 9242 FATAL:  could not receive data
> from WAL stream:

Is there any chance, that there is any network glitch caused this one time
error.
> I'm get confused, the patch seems to me ensureing the "first
> checkpoint after fast promotion is performed" to use the
> "correct, new, ThisTimeLineID".

What is your confusion?

With Regards,
Amit Kapila.