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    doc: Fix obsolete description about pg_basebackup. · eaec48b3
    Fujii Masao authored
    Previously it was documented that if using "-X none" option there was
    no guarantee that all required WAL files were archived at the end of
    pg_basebackup when taking a backup from the standby. But this limitation
    was removed by commit 52f8a59d. Now, even when taking a backup
    from the standby, pg_basebackup can wait for all required WAL files
    to be archived. Therefore this commit removes such obsolete
    description from the docs.
    
    Also this commit adds new description about the limitation when
    taking a backup from the standby, into the docs. The limitation is that
    pg_basebackup cannot force the standbfy to switch to a new WAL file
    at the end of backup, which may cause pg_basebackup to wait a long
    time for the last required WAL file to be switched and archived,
    especially when write activity on the primary is low.
    
    Back-patch to v10 where the issue was introduced.
    
    Reported-by: Kyotaro Horiguchi
    Author: Kyotaro Horiguchi, Fujii Masao
    Reviewed-by: Kyotaro Horiguchi, Fujii Masao
    Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/20210420.133235.1342729068750553399.horikyota.ntt@gmail.com
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