server crash on recursive function invocation

<br />hi,<br />i was just trying recursive function invocation and got a server crash when i changed a GUC variable
max_stack_depth, to a high number. <br />fallowing is what i have tried.<br /><br />select max_val from pg_settings
wherename='max_stack_depth'; -- returns 2097151<br />set max_stack_depth=2097151;<br />CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION
func()RETURNS INT AS $$<br />DECLARE<br />x int;<br />BEGIN<br />  null;<br />  x := func();<br />  return 0;<br
/>END;<br/>$$ LANGUAGE PLPGSQL;<br />select func();<br /> and the server get crashed.<br /><br /><pre><font><font
face="Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif">Any ideas?<br /><br />Thanks,<br />--Usman<br /></font></font></pre><br /><br /><br
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