Re: Should we remove "not fast" promotion at all?

Hi,

On 2013-08-06 03:24:58 +0900, Fujii Masao wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> We discussed the $SUBJECT in the following threads:
> http://www.postgresql.org/message-id/CA+TgmoZbR+WL8E7MF_KRp6fY4FD2pMr11TPiuyjMFX_Vtg1Wrw@mail.gmail.com
> http://www.postgresql.org/message-id/CAHGQGwEBUvgcx8X+Z0Hh+VdwYcJ8KCuRuLt1jSsxeLxPcX=0_w@mail.gmail.com
> 
> Our consensus seems to remove "not fast" promotion at all
> because there is no use case for that promotion.
> 
> Attached patch removes "not fast" promotion. Barring any objections,
> I will commit this patch.

FWIW I'd rather keep plain promotion for a release or two. TBH, I have a
bit of trust issues regarding the new method, and I'd like to be able to
test potential issues against a stock postgres by doing a normal instead
of a fast promotion.

Greetings,

Andres Freund

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