Backups are obsolete after KEEP UNTIL time is reached in 11.2

Hi,
Customer discovered significant change in behavior of KEEP UNTIL clause relating to retention policy in 11.2.
In 10.2 a backup marked with KEEP UNTIL clause was NOT marked as OBSOLETE, when it was required for RETENTION policy, even if the UNTIL time was reached.
In 11.2 this is no longer the case. It's obsolete right after UNTIL time is reached.
Checked the [11.2 documentation|http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E11882_01/backup.112/e10643/rcmsubcl011.htm#i97063] and found:
Specifies the time until which the backup or copy must be kept. After this time the backup is obsolete, regardless of the backup retention policy settings.
In [10.2 documentation|http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/backup.102/b14194/rcmsynta035.htm#i97063] it reads:
The KEEP UNTIL clause never causes RMAN to consider a backup obsolete, if it is still required to satisfy the retention policy.
KEEP UNTIL can cause backups to be kept longer than the retention policy would otherwise require, but never causes a backup to become obsolete sooner than the retention policy requires.
Customer doesn't understand this change in behavior and wants have explanation.
Thanks,
Robert

The Customer should log an SR with Oracle Support at https://support.oracle.com
forums.oracle.com is NOT official Oracle support but consists of volunteers --- almost all of whom are not Oracle employees. So, this is not the appropriate place for such a question.
Hemant K Chitale

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