> >> Couldn't we just have it pay attention to the existing
> >> max_stack_depth?
> >
> > Recursive query does not consume stack. The server enters an infinite
> > loop without consuming stack. Stack-depth error does not happen.
>
> We could have a separate guc variable which limits the maximum number of
> levels of recursive iterations. That might be a useful feature for DBAs that
> want to limit their users from issuing an infinite query.
>
statement_timeout :)
Joshua D. Drake
