Re: ADD FOREIGN KEY (was Re: [GENERAL] 7.4Beta) - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: ADD FOREIGN KEY (was Re: [GENERAL] 7.4Beta)
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Msg-id 19068.1064930281@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: ADD FOREIGN KEY (was Re: [GENERAL] 7.4Beta)  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> That might be a good restriction too (on top of my speculation about not
>> allowing it in postgresql.conf).  Only allow it to be SET per-session,

> We don't have a way to make something unsetable in postgresql.conf right
> now, do we?

Yeah, we do --- see GUC_DISALLOW_IN_FILE.  The existing variable
zero_damaged_pages has the same restrictions we're talking about here,
and for largely the same reasons: you can shoot yourself in the foot
with it.
        regards, tom lane


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