Re: Keepalives win32

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>
Cc: Pavel Golub <pavel(at)gf(dot)microolap(dot)com>, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Keepalives win32
Date: 2010-06-30 14:27:09
Message-ID: 9640.1277908029@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> writes:
> Do you have an opinion on the two choices for handling keepalives_idle
> and keepalives_interval? They basically are:

> 1) When not configured, use system defaults. When only one of the two
> parameters configured, use RFC default for the other one (overwrite
> system default).

> 2) When not configured, use RFC defaults (overwrite system defaults).
> When only one of the two parameters configured, use RFC default for
> the other one (overwrite system default)

> 3) When not configured, use system defaults. When only one of the two
> parameters configured, throw error.

It's hard to argue about this when most of us have no idea what these
"system defaults" are, or whether they really are any different from the
RFC values in the first place, or whether ordinary users know how to
alter them or even find out their values. Please provide some
background if you want intelligent comments.

regards, tom lane

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