max_slot_wal_keep_size comment in postgresql.conf

From: Jeff Janes <jeff(dot)janes(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: max_slot_wal_keep_size comment in postgresql.conf
Date: 2020-05-26 13:10:40
Message-ID: CAMkU=1wWZhhjpwRFKJ9waQGxxROeC0P6UqPvb90fAaGz7dhoHA@mail.gmail.com
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In postgresql.conf, it says:

#max_slot_wal_keep_size = -1 # measured in bytes; -1 disables

I don't know if that is describing the dimension of this parameter or the
units of it, but the default units for it are megabytes, not individual
bytes, so I think it is pretty confusing.

Cheers,

Jeff

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