Re: [PATCH] Add max_logical_replication_slots GUC

Yes, that's what I meant.

On Wed, Jan 28, 2026 at 1:55 PM Álvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)kurilemu(dot)de> wrote:

> On 2026-Jan-28, Ahmed Et-tanany wrote:
>
> > In practice, a burst of logical replication activity can exhaust all
> > available replication slots, which in turn prevents physical standbys
> > from connecting or restarting.
> >
> > This is problematic because logical replication slots are often
> > user-managed and can grow dynamically,
>
> Ah, you mean that users doing CREATE SUBSCRIPTION could cause the limit
> to be reached, possibly blocking streaming replication. Yeah, it makes
> sense to have a separate limit.
>
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