On 2021-Dec-16, Michael Paquier wrote:
> In pg_upgrade, we let the flush happen with initdb --sync-only, based
> on the binary path of the new cluster, so I think that we are not
> going to miss any test coverage by skipping that.
There was one patch of mine with breakage that only manifested in the
pg_upgrade test *because* of its lack of no-sync. I'm afraid that this
change would hide certain problems.
https://postgr.es/m/20210130023011.n545o54j65t4kgxn@alap3.anarazel.de
> Thoughts or opinions?
I'm not 100% comfortable with this. What can we do to preserve *some*
testing that include syncing? Maybe some option that a few buildfarm
animals use?
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