Re: [HACKERS] Streaming replication document improvements

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Fujii Masao <masao(dot)fujii(at)gmail(dot)com>, Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>, Kevin Grittner <Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov>, Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Streaming replication document improvements
Date: 2010-04-20 14:08:37
Message-ID: 26449.1271772517@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 9:47 AM, Fujii Masao <masao(dot)fujii(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>> 3. Your proposal
>> Treat superuser replication connection like non-superuser one

> Well, only for this one very specific purpose. I would adjust the
> docs like this:

> Determines the number of connection "slots" that are reserved for
> connections by PostgreSQL superusers. At most max_connections
> connections can ever be active simultaneously. Whenever the number of
> active concurrent connections is at least max_connections minus
> superuser_reserved_connections, new connections will be accepted only
> for superusers, and no new replication connections will be accepted.

> I think that's pretty simple and clear.

+1. I'm not sure about the consequences of converting walsender to
non-superuser across the board, and would prefer not to experiment
with it at this stage of the release cycle.

regards, tom lane

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