On Thu, 2010-05-06 at 00:47 -0400, Robert Haas wrote: > That just doesn't sound that bad to me, especially since the proposed > alternative is: > > - Queries will get cancelled like crazy, period. > > Or else: > > - Replication can fall infinitely far behind and you can write a > tedious and error-prone script to try to prevent it if you like. > > I think THAT is going to tarnish our reputation.
Yes, that will. There is no consensus to remove max_standby_delay. It could be improved with minor adjustments and it makes more sense to allow a few of those, treating them as bugs. -- Simon Riggs www.2ndQuadrant.com -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers