On Wednesday, February 7, 2024, PG Doc comments form <nore...@postgresql.org> wrote:
> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website: > > Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/16/runtime-config-wal.html > Description: > > The sentence in commit_siblings "A larger value makes it more probable that > at least one other transaction will become ready to commit during the delay > interval." seems to belong in commit_delay instead. > That sentence in that location is correct. See “birthday paradox”. Maybe phrasing it in the negative will make things clear - the more required sessions needed before allowing a delay the less likely the delay will be wasted. David J.
