Re: pgsql: Remove testing for precise LSN/reserved bytes in new TAPtest

On 2020-Apr-10, Kyotaro Horiguchi wrote:

> > Yeah.  We have at least four different buildfarm members complaining
> > about this test case.  I took this patch and further lobotomized the
> > tests by removing *all* dependencies on restart_lsn and
> > pg_current_wal_lsn().  If anybody wants to put any of that back,
> > the burden of proof will be on them to show why we should believe
> > the results will be stable, not for the buildfarm to demonstrate
> > that they're not.
> 
> I think the significant part of the test is wal_status. So I'm not
> eager to get it back.

Agreed.  Thanks for stabilizing it.

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