Re: BUG #7534: walreceiver takes long time to detect n/w breakdown

From: Amit Kapila <amit(dot)kapila(at)huawei(dot)com>
To: "'Robert Haas'" <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: "'Heikki Linnakangas'" <hlinnakangas(at)vmware(dot)com>, "'Fujii Masao'" <masao(dot)fujii(at)gmail(dot)com>, <pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org>, <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: BUG #7534: walreceiver takes long time to detect n/w breakdown
Date: 2012-10-08 14:42:23
Message-ID: 007601cda563$21bde1d0$6539a570$@kapila@huawei.com
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> On Monday, October 08, 2012 7:38 PM Robert Haas wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 6:12 AM, Amit kapila <amit(dot)kapila(at)huawei(dot)com>
> wrote:
> > 1. One new configuration parameter wal_receiver_timeout is added to
> detect timeout at receiver task.
> > 2. Existing parameter replication_timeout is renamed to
> wal_sender_timeout.
>
> -1 from me on a backward compatibility break here. I don't know what
> else to call the new GUC (replication_server_timeout?) but I'm not
> excited about breaking existing conf files, nor do I particularly like
> the proposed new names.

How about following:
1. replication_client_timeout -- shouldn't it be client as new configuration
is for wal receiver
2. replication_standby_timeout

If we introduce a new parameter for wal receiver, wouldn't
replication_timeout be confusing for user?

With Regards,
Amit Kapila.

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