Re: [PERFORM] Backup taking long time !!!

* Jim Nasby (Jim.Nasby@BlueTreble.com) wrote:
> On 1/20/17 9:06 AM, Stephen Frost wrote:
> >All the pages are the same size, so I'm surprised you didn't consider
> >just having a format along the lines of: magic+offset+page,
> >magic+offset+page, magic+offset+page, etc...
> 
> Keep in mind that if you go that route you need to accommodate BLKSZ
> <> 8192.

If you want my 2c on that, running with BLKSZ <> 8192 is playing with
fire, or at least running with scissors.

That said, yes, the code should either barf when BLKSZ <> 8192 in a very
clear way early on, or handle it correctly, and be tested with such
configurations.

Thanks!

Stephen