Re: max_standby_delay considered harmful

Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> writes:
> Given your clarification on the whole set of behaviors, I'm highly
> dubious about the idea of implementing Tom's proposal when we're already
> Beta 1.  It seems like a 9.1 thing.

I think you missed the point: "do nothing" is not a viable option.
I was proposing something that seemed simple enough to be safe to
drop into 9.0 at this point.  I'm less convinced that what Simon
is proposing is safe enough.

			regards, tom lane