On Mon, 11 Mar 2019 at 09:58, Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: > The second patch is a delta that rounds off to the next smaller unit > if there is one, producing a less noisy result: > > regression=# set work_mem = '30.1GB'; > SET > regression=# show work_mem; > work_mem > ---------- > 30822MB > (1 row) > > I'm not sure if that's a good idea or just overthinking the problem. > Thoughts?
I don't think you're over thinking it. I often have to look at such settings and I'm probably not unique in when I glance at 30822MB I can see that's roughly 30GB, whereas when I look at 31562138kB, I'm either counting digits or reaching for a calculator. This is going to reduce the time it takes for a human to process the pg_settings output, so I think it's a good idea. -- David Rowley http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services
