Tomas Vondra <tomas.von...@2ndquadrant.com> writes: > So I think we should either rename e_i_c or keep it as is, and then also > have a new GUC. And then translate the values between those (but that > might be overkill).
Please DON'T try to have two interrelated GUCs for this. We learned our lesson about that years ago. I think dropping the existing GUC is a perfectly sane thing to do, if the new definition wouldn't be compatible. In practice few people will notice, because few will have set it. regards, tom lane