Received: from maia.hub.org (maia-3.hub.org [200.46.204.243]) by mail.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B46861337B3E for ; Sun, 6 Mar 2011 19:28:58 -0400 (AST) Received: from mail.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.86]) by maia.hub.org (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.243]) (amavisd-maia, port 10024) with ESMTP id 15921-09 for ; Sun, 6 Mar 2011 23:28:51 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from outmail148112.authsmtp.co.uk (outmail148112.authsmtp.co.uk [62.13.148.112]) by mail.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 295F91337999 for ; Sun, 6 Mar 2011 19:28:50 -0400 (AST) Received: from mail-c194.authsmtp.com (mail-c194.authsmtp.com [62.13.128.121]) by punt9.authsmtp.com (8.14.2/8.14.2/Kp) with ESMTP id p26NSmlt033682; Sun, 6 Mar 2011 23:28:48 GMT Received: from [192.168.0.3] ([81.5.146.37]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail.authsmtp.com (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id p26NSknM028357; Sun, 6 Mar 2011 23:28:46 GMT Subject: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Efficient transaction-controlled synchronous replication. From: Simon Riggs To: Andrew Dunstan Cc: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org In-Reply-To: <4D741441.2090704@dunslane.net> References: <4D741441.2090704@dunslane.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2011 23:28:45 +0000 Message-ID: <1299454125.1696.6138.camel@ebony> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.28.3 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Server-Quench: 7c1370f3-4849-11e0-80b9-0022640b883e X-AuthReport-Spam: If SPAM / abuse - report it at: http://www.authsmtp.com/abuse X-AuthRoute: OCdxZQATClZOTQEd DAteCiN5VAwpPBRK HVkIKg5MJUcNSQVJ NksadBtFaANbYFhD HGQLWlVEUl57W2t/ bw0fZQRDZ1RPWwN0 U09WR1pVCwUmQR4H eH1FDGRydQ1FfXk+ Z0NlXD5cD0V5ckYr QVNQHWkPeGZhPWAC WEAKfh5UcAFIeBtF OFh3VyZDAzANdhET OCoWHgwNEA9kHWxN TRoUKQBabEgFHzU9 ShYeVSk1FEseTi4v Lhsgb1UbGloLNUE2 PFdDEUkJNRQSEApY GFxWSDVUP10ATCM3 DARcGyYA X-Authentic-SMTP: 61633235383639.1015:706 X-AuthFastPath: 0 (Was 255) X-AuthVirus-Status: No virus detected - but ensure you scan with your own anti-virus system. X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.719 tagged_above=-5 required=5 tests=BAYES_00=-1.9, FS_REPLICA=3.599, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, SARE_SPEC_REPLICA=0.72 X-Spam-Level: * X-Archive-Number: 201103/433 X-Sequence-Number: 183683 On Sun, 2011-03-06 at 18:09 -0500, Andrew Dunstan wrote: > > On 03/06/2011 05:51 PM, Simon Riggs wrote: > > Efficient transaction-controlled synchronous replication. > > > > I'm glad this is in, but I thought we agreed NOT to call it "synchronous > replication". The discussion on the thread was that its not sync rep unless we have the strictest guarantees. We have the strictest guarantees, so it qualifies as sync rep. Relaxations are possible and, to some people, desirable. Perhaps there is a more marketable term, and if so, we can rebrand. It wouldn't be the first time things got renamed in beta. -- Simon Riggs http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/books/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training and Services