Added to TODO: o Consider normalizing fractions in postgresql.conf, perhaps using '%'
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2007-06/msg00550.php --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Heikki Linnakangas wrote: > We have these GUC variables that define a fraction of something: > > #autovacuum_vacuum_scale_factor = 0.2 # fraction of rel size before > # vacuum > #autovacuum_analyze_scale_factor = 0.1 # fraction of rel size before > # analyze > > #bgwriter_lru_percent = 1.0 # 0-100% of LRU buffers scanned/round > #bgwriter_all_percent = 0.333 # 0-100% of all buffers scanned/round > > Autovacuum settings use fractions, and bgwriter settings use a > percentage. Fortunately these settings are not related so there's not > too much potential for confusion, but it seems we should have a common > way to define settings like that. > > A nice way would be that the base unit would be a fraction, like in the > autovacuum settings, but you could add a %-sign to give it as a percent, > just like you can use KB/MB etc. I'm not sure if we can do anything for > those without breaking backwards-compatibility, though. > > Any ideas? The load distributed checkpoints patch adds one more GUC > variable like. I'm inclined to follow the example of the bgwriter > settings because it's more closely related to them, though I like the > autovacuum style more. > > -- > Heikki Linnakangas > EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? > > http://archives.postgresql.org -- Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://postgres.enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers