Jim C. Nasby wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 25, 2006 at 08:48:34AM +0200, Albe Laurenz wrote:
> > Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> > > So assuming we allowed units in postgresql.conf, how would you
> > > report them with SHOW?
> > >
> > > 1. The way they were set (hard)
> > >
> > > 2. Without units (not user-friendly)
> > >
> > > 3. Always in base units (seconds or bytes)
> > >
> > > 4. The largest unit that gives an integer
> > >
> > > (4) seems the most reasonable to me in terms of interface and
> > > implementation.
>
> 5. Using whatever units were used in postgresql.conf
That is (1).
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Peter Eisentraut
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