Re: [9.3 bug] disk space in pg_xlog increases during archive recovery

On 2014-02-12 21:23:54 +0900, MauMau wrote:
> Maybe we could consider in that direction, but there is a problem.  Archive
> recovery slows down compared to 9.1, because of repeated restartpoints.
> Archive recovery should be as fast as possible, because it typically applies
> dozens or hundreds of WAL files, and the DBA desires immediate resumption of
> operation.
> 
> So, I think we should restore 9.1 behavior for archive recovery.

It's easy to be fast, if it's not correct. I don't see how that
behaviour is acceptable, imo the previous behaviour simply was a bug
whose fix was too invasive to backpatch.

I don't think you can convince me (but maybe others) that the old
behaviour is acceptable.

Greetings,

Andres Freund

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