Re: list append syntax for postgresql.conf

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter(dot)eisentraut(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: list append syntax for postgresql.conf
Date: 2019-02-22 10:57:11
Message-ID: f6485ae8-9869-d97a-4cd5-b01ea05a3035@2ndquadrant.com
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On 2019-02-21 18:18, Robert Haas wrote:
> Another off-ball idea is to maybe allow something like
> shared_preload_statements.pg_stat_statments = 1. The server would
> load all libraries X for which shared_preload_statements.X is set to a
> value that is one of the ways we spell a true value for a Boolean GUC.

This line of thought is attractive, but the library lists can be
order-sensitive in case of cooperating libraries, so an approach were
the load order is indeterminate might not work. (It might be worth
exploring ways of making it not order-sensitive. Many trade-offs.)

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Peter Eisentraut http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services

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