Re: timeout implementation issues

Bruce Momjian wrote:
> 
> > > > 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.
> >
> > Psql and libpq would simply issue the query according to the
> > user's request as they currently do. What's pain with it ?
> 
> If they wanted to place a timeout on all queries in a session, they
> would need a SET for every query, which seems like a pain.

Oh I see. You mean users' pain ?
If a user wants to place a timeout on all the query, he
would issue SET query_timeout command only once.

regards,
Hiroshi Inoue