Re: statement timeout vs dump/restore - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Joshua D. Drake
Subject Re: statement timeout vs dump/restore
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Msg-id 481CA155.2090300@commandprompt.com
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In response to Re: statement timeout vs dump/restore  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> writes:
>> Do we want the following:
> 
>> 1. pg_dump issues "set statement_timeout = 0;" to the database prior to 
>> taking its copy of data (yes/no/default-but-switchable)
>> 2. pg_dump/pg_restore issue "set statement_timeout = 0;" in text mode 
>> output (yes/no/default-but-switchable)
>> 3. pg_restore issues "set statement_timeout = 0;" to the database in 
>> restore mode (yes/no/default-but-switchable)
> 
> I think "yes" for all three.  There was some handwaving about someone
> maybe not wanting it, but an utter lack of convincing use-cases; so
> I see no point in going to the effort of providing a switch.
> 
> Note that 2 and 3 are actually the same thing (if you think they are
> not, then you are putting the behavior in the wrong place).

Right, pg_restore just using the output from pg_dump. The dump has the 
statement_timeout. That way it works regardless of output (e.g; for psql 
text based restores).

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

> 
>             regards, tom lane
> 



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