Re: [HACKERS] StartupCLOG

Simon Riggs <simon@2ndQuadrant.com> writes:
> I notice that StartupCLOG zeroes out entries later than the nextxid when
> we complete recovery in StartupXLOG, reason given is safety in case we
> crash.

> ISTM that we should also do that whenever we see a Shutdown Checkpoint
> in WAL, since that can be caused by a shutdown immediate, shutdown abort
> or crash.

Er, what? The definition of a crash is the *lack* of a shutdown
checkpoint.

regards, tom lane

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