On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 2:54 AM, Heikki Linnakangas <heikki.linnakan...@enterprisedb.com> wrote: > Robert Haas wrote: >> I've realized another problem with this patch. standby_keep_segments >> only controls the number of segments that we keep around for purposes >> of streaming: it doesn't affect archiving at all. And of course, a >> standby server based on archiving is every bit as much of a standby >> server as one that uses streaming replication. So at a minimum, the >> name of this GUC is very confusing. > > Hmm, I guess streaming_keep_segments would be more accurate. Somehow > doesn't feel as good otherwise, though. Any other suggestions?
I sort of feel like the correct description is something like num_extra_retained_wal_segments, but that's sort of long. The actual behavior is not tied to streaming, although the use case is. ...Robert -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
