Greetings,
* Tom Lane (tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us) wrote:
> Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net> writes:
> >> On Tue, 2024-02-06 at 12:29 -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> >>> I was, and remain, of the opinion that that was a bad idea that
> >>> we'll eventually revert, just like we previously got rid of most
> >>> inessential log chatter in the default configuration.
>
> >> Unsurprisingly, I want to argue against that.
>
> > I tend to agree with this position- log_checkpoints being on has been a
> > recommended configuration for a very long time and is valuable
> > information to have about what's been happening when someone does go and
> > look at the log.
>
> We turned on default log_checkpoints in v15, which means that behavior
> has been in the field for about sixteen months. I don't think that
> that gives it the status of a settled issue; my bet is that most
> users still have not seen it.
Apologies for not being clear- log_checkpoints being on has been a
configuration setting that I (and many others I've run into) have been
recommending since as far back as I can remember.
I was not referring to the change in the default.
Thanks,
Stephen
