On 2024-Mar-26, Nathan Bossart wrote:

> FWIW I'd really prefer to have something like max_slot_xid_age for this.  A
> time-based parameter would likely help with most cases, but transaction ID
> usage will vary widely from server to server, so it'd be nice to have
> something to protect against wraparound more directly.

Yeah, I tend to agree that an XID-based limit makes more sense than a
time-based one.

> I don't object to a
> time-based setting as well, but that won't always work as well for this
> particular use-case, especially if we are relying on users to set a
> slot-level parameter.

I think slot-level parameters are mostly useless, because it takes just
one slot where you forget to set it for disaster to strike.

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