Re: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Fix log_temp_files docs and comments to say bytes not kilobytes. - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Fix log_temp_files docs and comments to say bytes not kilobytes.
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Msg-id 27726.1278427336@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Fix log_temp_files docs and comments to say bytes not kilobytes.  (Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Fix log_temp_files docs and comments to say bytes not kilobytes.
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Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
> log_temp_files was introduced in 8.3, so we'll need to backpatch this
> to 8.3, not just 8.4.  Greg Smith tells me Simon has been busy with
> other things, so I'm going to pick this up.  Barring objections, I'm
> going to revert Simon's patch and change the behavior instead, per the
> attached patch.  I will also back-patch the fix to 8.4 and 8.3.

I agree with doing this for 9.0, but I'm much less sold that it's a good
idea to change the meaning of the parameter in minor releases of 8.4 and
8.3.  Aren't you risking breaking installations that work now?
        regards, tom lane


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