On Thursday, March 23, 2017 4:50:20 AM EDT Magnus Hagander wrote: > We should probably consider if there is some way we can implement > these two things the same way. If we're inventing a new variable that > gets pushed on each connection, perhaps we can use that one and avoid > the SHOW command? Is the read-write thing really interesting in the > aspect of the general case, or is it more about detectinv readonly > standbys as well? Or to flip that, would sending the > transaction_read_only parameter be enough for the usecase in this > thread, without having to invent a new variable?
Hot standby differs from regular read-only transactions in a number of ways. Most importantly, it prohibits LISTEN/NOTIFY. Grep for PreventCommandDuringRecovery() if you're interested in the scope. Elvis -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers