On Sat, Nov 12, 2016 at 10:06 PM, Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentr...@2ndquadrant.com> wrote: > On 11/9/16 11:55 PM, Michael Paquier wrote: >> + <varlistentry id="guc-wal-consistency" xreflabel="wal_consistency"> >> + <term><varname>wal_consistency</varname> (<type>string</type>) >> + <indexterm> >> + <primary><varname>wal_consistency</> configuration >> parameter</primary> >> + </indexterm> >> + </term> >> + <listitem> >> + <para> >> + This parameter is used to check the consistency of WAL records, i.e, >> + whether the WAL records are inserted and applied correctly. When >> + <varname>wal_consistency</varname> is enabled for a WAL record, it >> + stores a full-page image along with the record. When a full-page >> image >> + arrives during redo, it compares against the current page to check >> whether >> + both are consistent. >> + </para> > > Could we name this something like wal_consistency_checking? > > Otherwise it sounds like you use this to select the amount of > consistency in the WAL (similar to, say, wal_level).
+1. I like that name. -- 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
