Re: max_standby_delay considered harmful

On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 11:50 PM, Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> wrote:
> If someone wants to suggest that HS is useless if max_standby_delay
> supports only boolean values, I am ready to suggest we remove HS as well
> and head to 9.0 because that would suggest that HS itself is going to be
> useless.

I think HS is going to be a lot less useful than many people think, at
least in 9.0.  But I think ripping out max_standby_delay will make it
worse.

> The code will not be thrown away;  we will bring it back for 9.1.

If that's the case, then taking it out makes no sense.

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