Re: Parallel pg_dump for 9.1

Robert Haas wrote:
>
> It's completely possible that you could want to clone a server for dev
> and have more CPU and I/O bandwidth available than can be efficiently
> used by a non-parallel pg_dump.  But certainly what Joachim is talking
> about will be a good start.  I think there is merit to the
> synchronized snapshot stuff for pg_dump and perhaps other applications
> as well, but I think Joachim's (well-taken) point is that we don't
> have to treat it as a hard prerequisite.
>
>
>   

Possibly. I think the most useful thing that could be done right now is 
probably the least controversial, namely creating a directory type of 
archive, with support for pg_restore, including parallel pg_restore.

Personally I think that's worth doing in its own right anyway.

cheers

andrew