Re: [BUGS] BUG #1588: pg_autovacuum sleep parameter overflow

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Lionel Bouton <lionel-subscription(at)bouton(dot)name>, PostgreSQL-patches <pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [BUGS] BUG #1588: pg_autovacuum sleep parameter overflow
Date: 2005-05-11 15:41:19
Message-ID: 4386.1115826079@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> However, I am now wondering if we should change pg_usleep() to take a
> double rather than long. This would avoid such problems in the future
> in other places in our code.

I'd leave it alone; there aren't any other places that need long sleeps,
and I don't really expect them. When and if we have a real need for it,
we can change it.

regards, tom lane

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