Tom Lane wrote: > Alvaro Herrera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > But this is misleading (started postmaster with good value, then edited > > postgresql.conf and entered "-2"): > > > 17903 LOG: received SIGHUP, reloading configuration files > > 17903 LOG: -2 is outside the valid range for parameter > > "autovacuum_vacuum_cost_limit" (-1 .. 1000) > > > Note how it still says the range is -1 .. 1000. > > Can we redefine things to make zero be the "disabled" value, thus > keeping the range of valid values contiguous?
That would be another solution ... though it would be different from the valid value for autovacuum_vacuum_cost_delay (on which 0 is a valid value). Also it would be a different value from previous versions. I don't think either of these is a showstopper, so let's go for that if nobody objects. -- Alvaro Herrera Developer, http://www.PostgreSQL.org/ <inflex> really, I see PHP as like a strange amalgamation of C, Perl, Shell <crab> inflex: you know that "amalgam" means "mixture with mercury", more or less, right? <crab> i.e., "deadly poison" ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq
