Re: Allow wal_keep_segments to keep all segments - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Allow wal_keep_segments to keep all segments
Date
Msg-id 201006031935.o53JZZj21358@momjian.us
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In response to Re: Allow wal_keep_segments to keep all segments  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>)
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Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> Excerpts from Bruce Momjian's message of jue jun 03 08:36:28 -0400 2010:
> 
> > Using this only temporarily is mentioned in the doc patch.  Do I need
> > more?
> 
> Yeah, it's far too easy to miss.  Besides, I think the wording you used
> is ambiguous -- it can be read as "the server will temporarily keep all
> segments if you set it to -1", which is not the same thing at all.  If
> you can't add a 20-point-font red blinking warning with a pink dancing
> elephant in a tutu, maybe it's best to not offer the dangerous setting
> in the first place.

Well, it seems enough people don't want this features that I am not
going to add it.  If we decide we want it later, we can add it.

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