On Mon, 2020-07-06 at 15:59 +0530, Amit Kapila wrote: > I agree that it's good to wait for actual problems. But the > > challenge > > is that we can't backport an added GUC. > > > > Is it because we won't be able to edit existing postgresql.conf file > or for some other reasons?
Perhaps "can't" was too strong of a word, but I think it would be unprecedented to introduce a GUC in a minor version. It could be a source of confusion. If others think that adding a GUC in a minor version would be acceptable, please let me know. Regards, Jeff Davis