> Now that I've realized what the real problem is with max_standby_delay > (namely, that inactivity on the master can use up the delay), I think > we should do what Tom originally suggested here. It's not as good as > a really working max_standby_delay, but we're not going to have that > for 9.0, and it's clearly better than a boolean.
I guess I'm not clear on how what Tom proposed is fundamentally different from max_standby_delay = -1. If there's enough concurrent queries, recovery would never catch up. -- -- Josh Berkus PostgreSQL Experts Inc. http://www.pgexperts.com -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers