Re: doc: clarify wal_sender_shutdown_timeout behavior for small values

From: Fujii Masao <masao(dot)fujii(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Chao Li <li(dot)evan(dot)chao(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Daniel Gustafsson <daniel(at)yesql(dot)se>, Ian Lawrence Barwick <barwick(at)gmail(dot)com>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: doc: clarify wal_sender_shutdown_timeout behavior for small values
Date: 2026-08-04 15:11:40
Message-ID: CAHGQGwHBE3Uz7G81mTfe8TFaM-rczNDAhXWMPYjUNo=DjoTU+A@mail.gmail.com
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On Sat, Jul 18, 2026 at 7:39 AM Chao Li <li(dot)evan(dot)chao(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> Thanks, everyone, for your comments. PFA v3 that attempts to address them all.

Thanks for updating the patch!

I made a few small adjustments on top of v3:

- Revised the commit message to better reflect the current wording.
- Clarified the GUC long description so that pg_settings explains
the difference between -1 and 0.
- Updated the postgresql.conf.sample comments to clarify that -1 disables
the timeout but still waits for catch-up, whereas 0 does not wait for
catch-up.

The main config.sgml documentation is unchanged from v3.

I've attached the updated version. Barring any objections, I'll commit it.

Regards,

--
Fujii Masao

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