On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 3:56 PM, Heikki Linnakangas
<heikki.linnakangas@enterprisedb.com> wrote:
> On 04.01.2012 08:42, Amit Kapila wrote:
>>
>> Why PostgreSQL needs to write WAL record for Checkpoint when it maintains
>> same information in pg_control file?
>
>
> I guess it wouldn't be strictly necessary...
Apart from replicated standbys, which need that info for running restartpoints.
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