Re: timeout implementation issues

> > > Probably I'm misunderstanding this thread.
> > > Why must the query_timeout be reset particularly ?
> > > What's wrong with simply issueing set query_timeout
> > > command just before every query ?
> > 
> > You could do that, but we also imagine cases where people would want to
> > set a timeout for each query in an entire session.
> 
> Sorry I couldn't understand your point.
> It seems the simplest and the most certain way is to call 
> 'SET QUERY_TIMEOUT per query. The way dosen't require
> RESET at all.  Is the overhead an issue ?

What about psql and libpq.  Doing a timeout before every query is a
pain.  I realize it can be done easily in ODBC and JDBC, but we need a
general timeout mechanism.

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