Why isn't it enough to just dump out all variables with a source of alter system to a text file? You can either have a single global lock around that operation or write it to a new file and move it into place.
-- greg On 1 Aug 2013 15:19, "Andres Freund" <and...@2ndquadrant.com> wrote: > On 2013-08-01 15:17:04 +0100, Greg Stark wrote: > > We don't need per guc locking. This is the whole objection Tom had about > > this patch being more complex than it has to be. > > IIRC he objected to using locking *at all* because a simple > one-file-per-setting approach should be used. > > Greetings, > > Andres Freund > > -- > Andres Freund http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ > PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services >
