When beginning streaming replication, the client usually issues the
IDENTIFY_SYSTEM command, which used to return the current WAL insert
position. That's not suitable for the intended purpose of that field,
however. pg_receivexlog uses it to start replication from the reported
point, but if it hasn't been flushed to disk yet, it will fail. Change
IDENTIFY_SYSTEM to report the flush position instead.
Backpatch to 9.1 and above. 9.0 doesn't report any WAL position.
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Current xlog write location. Useful to get a known location in the
+ Current xlog flush location. Useful to get a known location in the
transaction log where streaming can start.
</para>
</listitem>
GetSystemIdentifier());
snprintf(tli, sizeof(tli), "%u", ThisTimeLineID);
- logptr = am_cascading_walsender ? GetStandbyFlushRecPtr(NULL) : GetInsertRecPtr();
+ logptr = am_cascading_walsender ? GetStandbyFlushRecPtr(NULL) : GetFlushRecPtr();
snprintf(xpos, sizeof(xpos), "%X/%X",
logptr.xlogid, logptr.xrecoff);