On 2014-08-26 16:41:44 -0400, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > On 8/26/14 12:40 PM, Magnus Hagander wrote: > > I think the first reason is gone now, and the risk/damage of the two > > connections is probably smaller than running out of WAL. -x is a good > > default for smaller systems, but -X is a safer one for bigger ones. So > > I agree that changing the default mode would make sense. > > I would seriously consider just removing one of the modes. Having two > modes is complex enough, and then having different defaults in different > versions, and fuzzy recommendations like, it's better for "smaller > systems", it's quite confusing.
Happy with removing the option and just accepting -X for backward compat. > I don't think it's a fundamental problem to say, you need 2 connections > to use this feature. (For example, you need a second connection to > issue a cancel request. Nobody has ever complained about that.) Well, replication connections are more limited in number than normal connections... And cancel requests are very short lived. Greetings, Andres Freund -- Andres Freund 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
