Re: hot_standby = on

Tom Lane wrote:
> Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> writes:
>
>> Well, yes. But then to stop that you could just lock users out using
>> pg_hba.conf, no? It just doesn't seem to be buying all that much to me.
>>
>
> The main reason to turn it off is to disable a whole lot of very poorly
> tested code, and thereby improve the reliability of your warm standby
> server. There might be (almost certainly are) significant performance
> benefits as well. I think it'll be at least a couple of release cycles
> before any sane DBA would turn it on on standbys where he didn't
> positively need it.
>
>
>

OK, then we need to say something like that. Right now we're not giving
any guidance that I can see.

cheers

andrew