Re: tcp_keepalives_idle - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Marko Tiikkaja
Subject Re: tcp_keepalives_idle
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Msg-id 5284A6B7.90600@joh.to
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In response to Re: tcp_keepalives_idle  (Tatsuo Ishii <ishii@postgresql.org>)
Responses Re: tcp_keepalives_idle  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
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On 11/14/13 7:08 AM, Tatsuo Ishii wrote:
>> It means "the connection is idle except for keepalive packets".
>> We could perhaps just drop the word "otherwise", if people find
>> it confusing.
>
> Wah. I seemed to completely misunderstand what the pharase
> says. Thanks for clarification. I agree to drop "otherwise".

I had some problem interpreting these explanations as well: 
http://www.postgresql.org/message-id/527A21F1.2000408@joh.to

Compare that to the description in the libpq documentation: "Controls 
the number of seconds of inactivity after which TCP should send a 
keepalive message to the server.".


Regards,
Marko Tiikkaja



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