On 20 June 2012 04:58, Marko Kreen <mark...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 6:35 PM, Simon Riggs <si...@2ndquadrant.com> wrote: >> On 13 June 2012 19:28, Andres Freund <and...@2ndquadrant.com> wrote: >>> This adds a new configuration parameter multimaster_node_id which determines >>> the id used for wal originating in one cluster. >> >> Looks good and it seems this aspect at least is commitable in this CF. >> >> Design decisions I think we need to review are >> >> * Naming of field. I think origin is the right term, borrowing from Slony. > > I have not read too deeply here, so maybe I am missing > some important detail here, but idea that users need > to coordinate a integer config parameter globally does not > sound too attractive to me. > > Why not limit integers to local storage only and map > them to string idents on config, UI and transport?
Yes, that can be done. This is simply how the numbers are used internally, similar to oids. -- Simon Riggs http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
