Re: max_standby_delay considered harmful

From: Dimitri Fontaine <dfontaine(at)hi-media(dot)com>
To: Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
Cc: Florian Pflug <fgp(at)phlo(dot)org>, Greg Smith <greg(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: max_standby_delay considered harmful
Date: 2010-05-06 14:09:57
Message-ID: m2tyql86kq.fsf@hi-media.com
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Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com> writes:
> It would be easier to implement a conflict resolution plugin that is
> called when a conflict occurs, allowing users to have a customisable
> mechanism. Again, I have no objection to that proposal.

To implement, if you say so, no doubt. To use, that means you need to
install a contrib module after validation that the trade offs there are
the one you're interested into, or you have to code it yourself. In C.

I don't see that as an improvement over what we have now. Our main
problem seems to be the documentation of the max_standby_delay, where we
give the impression it's doing things the code can not do. IIUC.

Regards,
--
dim

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