Re: pgsql: In HS, Startup process sets SIGALRM when waiting for buffer pin.

On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 4:37 PM, Simon Riggs <sriggs@postgresql.org> wrote:
> max_standby_delay = -1 option removed to prevent deadlock.

This seems unacceptable to me. It means it's impossible to configure a
reporting slave so it doesn't spuriously signal errors if your reports
run too long.

Recall that I am still of the opinion that the only reasonable default
value for this parameter is actually -1. I don't think we should
signal errors for correctly working systems unless the user requests
them in some way.

Was there any discussion about this change? I don't recall seeing it
proposed on hackers.

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greg