From 3424c6bef0b897f9c6800f55d34a162a07319795 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Paquier Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2020 10:24:24 +0900 Subject: [PATCH] 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 --- doc/src/sgml/high-availability.sgml | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) 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 - 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 CHECKPOINT command is accepted during recovery, though it performs a restartpoint rather than a new checkpoint.