> > > Process of online base backup on standby server:
> > > 1. pg_start_backup('x');
> > > 2. copy the data directory
> > > 3. copy *pg_control*
> >
> > Who deletes the backup_label file created by pg_start_backup()?
> > Isn't pg_stop_backup() required to do that?
>
> You need it to take the system out of backup mode as well, don't you?
Certainly so.
Add to the above process: 4. pg_stop_backup();
But I do not consider a case such as to promote in backup mode yet.
I need to think a little, including it.
On this commitfest, the goal of the patch is to be able to be
recovered using "Minimum recovery ending location" in the control file.
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