Re: BUG #17928: Standby fails to decode WAL on termination of primary

Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz> writes:
> On Sat, Aug 12, 2023 at 11:56:45AM +1200, Thomas Munro wrote:
>> On Sat, Aug 12, 2023 at 2:00 AM Noah Misch <noah@leadboat.com> wrote:
>>> I recall earlier messages theorizing that it was just harder to hit in v14, so
>>> I'm disinclined to stop at v15.  I think the main choice is whether to stop at
>>> v11 (normal choice) or v12 (worry about breaking the last v11 point release).
>>> I don't have a strong opinion between those.

> Okay.  I wouldn't be inclined to patch v11 for that, FWIW, as this
> code path is touched by recovery and more.  At least it does not seem
> worth taking any risk compared to the potential gain.

That was my gut reaction too -- risk/reward seems not great for the
last v11 release.  (I've been burned a couple of times now by putting
can't-fix-it-anymore bugs into the final release of a branch, so maybe
I'm just being overly paranoid.  But it's something to worry about.)

            regards, tom lane