On 9/20/16 11:47 AM, Robert Haas wrote:
>>> >> #define BGWORKER_CLASS_MASK 0x00f0
>>> >> #define BGWORKER_CLASS_PARALLEL 0x0010
>>> >> /* add additional bgworker classes here */
>> >
>> > Unless we have a mechanism that makes use of this somehow, this attempt
>> > at categorizing might be premature.
> My main reason for wanting is that I suspect there will be a similar
> desire to limit the number of replication workers at some point.
Would that work for something developed as an extension? Would we all
have to agree on non-conflicting numbers? Maybe a string tag would work
better?
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