Re: Bugs in superuser_reserved_connections and max_wal_senders vs max_connections - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net> writes:
> The check in PostmasterMain():
>     if (ReservedBackends >= MaxBackends)
>     {
>         write_stderr("%s: superuser_reserved_connections must be less than
> max_connections\n", progname);
>         ExitPostmaster(1);
>     }

> should probably check against MaxConnections instead of MaxBackends, I think?

Yeah, this code probably dates from before there was a difference.

In general, I'd bet that this is not the only place where the wrong one
of those variables is being consulted.
        regards, tom lane