Bruce Momjian <[email protected]> writes:
> I assumed we would have a function like pg_finish_wal_segment(), and
> server stop and stop_backup would call it too,
That idea is *exactly* what I'm objecting to.
> the reason being, it
> would greatly simplify our documentation on how to use PITR if these
> were done automatically.
No it wouldn't, it'd just bloat the already excessive WAL volume.
regards, tom lane
