Re: [PATCH] Cleanup of GUC units code - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Robert Haas
Subject Re: [PATCH] Cleanup of GUC units code
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Msg-id 603c8f070809100848x110da57al3f9ba2ceb3cf61e3@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: [PATCH] Cleanup of GUC units code  (Ron Mayer <rm_pg@cheapcomplexdevices.com>)
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> a) Verbosely spelling out the units in the default config file
>   temp_buffers = 16 megabytes
>   or
>   temp_buffers = 16 milliblocks :-)
>   Naive users who favor cut&paste will use the verbose words
>   that should leave little room for confusion.  Power-users
>   who know the short forms from the docs will presumably have
>   read the descriptions.

I think it would make a lot of sense to encourage adding the word
"buffers" or "blocks" when that is the unit in question.  This is all
religion at this point, but I find it difficult to believe that there
is any real need to spell out megabytes.

...Robert


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