Re: pg_start_backup and pg_stop_backup Re: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Make CheckRequiredParameterValues() depend upon correct - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Simon Riggs wrote:
> > On Fri, 2010-04-30 at 12:22 -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > (wal_keep_segments can be changed without restarting, right?)
> > > 
> > > Should we allow -1 to mean "keep all segments"?
> > 
> > Why is that not called "max_wal_segments"? wal_keep_segments sounds like
> > its been through Google translate.
> 
> LOL, good one.
> 
> I assume it was done so it would start with 'wal', but I see
> 'max_wal_senders', which doesn't start with 'wal' and would match your
> suggestion exactly.  I think we should either rename 'wal_keep_segments'
> or 'max_wal_senders'.

Uh, did we decide that 'wal_keep_segments' was the best name for this
GUC setting?  I know we shipped beta1 using that name.

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