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authorMichael Paquier2020-08-17 01:24:24 +0000
committerMichael Paquier2020-08-17 01:24:24 +0000
commit3424c6bef0b897f9c6800f55d34a162a07319795 (patch)
treea8d0b126ff23f0d056967b1af92d6540d64ef2d8
parent277e49eca73a719695d0b74360b54124e76c6833 (diff)
doc: Fix description about bgwriter and checkpoint in HA section
Since 806a2ae, the work of the bgwriter is split the checkpointer, but a portion of the documentation did not get the message. Author: Masahiko Sawada Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CA+fd4k6jXxjAtjMVC=wG3=QGpauZBtcgN3Jhw+oV7zXGKVLKzQ@mail.gmail.com Backpatch-through: 9.5
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/high-availability.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/high-availability.sgml
index d9c591b1ba..3c3a457233 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/high-availability.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/high-availability.sgml
@@ -2381,9 +2381,10 @@ LOG: database system is ready to accept read only connections
</para>
<para>
- The background writer is active during recovery and will perform
- restartpoints (similar to checkpoints on the primary) and normal block
- cleaning activities. This can include updates of the hint bit
+ The checkpointer process and the background writer process are active during
+ recovery. The checkpointer process will perform restartpoints (similar to
+ checkpoints on the primary) and the background writer process will perform
+ normal block cleaning activities. This can include updates of the hint bit
information stored on the standby server.
The <command>CHECKPOINT</command> command is accepted during recovery,
though it performs a restartpoint rather than a new checkpoint.