Re: [PATCH] Timestamp for a XLOG_BACKUP_END WAL-record

On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 6:41 PM, Andrey V. Lepikhov
<a.lepikhov@postgrespro.ru> wrote:
>
>
> On 10.07.2018 06:45, Andres Freund wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> On 2018-07-10 06:41:32 +0500, Andrey V. Lepikhov wrote:
>>>
>>> This functionality is needed in practice when we have to determine a
>>> recovery time of specific backup.
>>
>>
>> What do you mean by "recovery time of specific backup"?
>>
>
> recovery time - is a time point where backup of PostgreSQL database instance
> was made.
> Performing database recovery, we want to know what point in time the
> restored database will correspond to.
> This functionality refers to improving the usability of pg_basebackup and
> pg_probackup utilities.

Why don't you use a backup history file for that purpose?

Regards,

-- 
Fujii Masao