On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 9:17 PM, Josh Berkus <j...@agliodbs.com> wrote: > In guc.c, the maximum for wal_buffers is INT_MAX. However, wal_buffers > is actually measured in 8KB buffers, not in bytes. This means that > users are able to set wal_buffers > 2GB. When the database is started, > this can cause a core dump if the WAL offset is > 2GB.
Why does this cause a core dump? We could consider fixing whatever the problem is rather than capping the value. -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
