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diff --git a/src/third_party/wiredtiger/src/docs/checkpoint.dox b/src/third_party/wiredtiger/src/docs/checkpoint.dox index ec28fea13c3..3d636cd17b6 100644 --- a/src/third_party/wiredtiger/src/docs/checkpoint.dox +++ b/src/third_party/wiredtiger/src/docs/checkpoint.dox @@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ configuration to ::wiredtiger_open. All transactional updates committed before a checkpoint are made durable by the checkpoint, therefore the frequency of checkpoints limits the volume of data that may be lost due to application or system failure. +<b>This guarantee has an exception:</b> If a crash occurs when a backup +cursor is open, then the system will be restored to the most recent +checkpoint prior to the opening of the backup cursor, even if later +database checkpoints were completed. Data sources that are involved in an exclusive operation when the checkpoint starts, including bulk load, verify or salvage, will be skipped |