Re: remove wal_level archive - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Michael Paquier
Subject Re: remove wal_level archive
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Msg-id CAB7nPqRc_rRtorL-BH=nOqGyKXWtW9MMGTfTdPWAaaVmfWMBSw@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: remove wal_level archive  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 10:53 AM, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> wrote:
> On 1/26/16 10:56 AM, Simon Riggs wrote:
>> What we should do is
>> 1. Map "archive" and "hot_standby" to one level with a new name that
>> indicates that it can be used for both/either backup or replication.
>>       (My suggested name for the new level is "replica"...)
>
> I have been leaning toward making up a new name, too, but hadn't found a
> good one.  I tend to like "replica", though.

"replica" sounds nice.

>> 2. Deprecate "archive" and "hot_standby" so that those will be removed
>> in a later release.
>
> If we do 1, then we might as well get rid of the old names right away.

+1.
-- 
Michael



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