Re: wal_buffers = -1

Hi,

On 2014-01-17 14:01:56 +0100, Magnus Hagander wrote:
> Is there any real use-case for not setting wal_buffers to -1 these days?
> 
> Or should we just remove it and use the -1 behaviour at all times?

I have seen improvements by setting it larger than the max -1 one
value. Also, for some workloads (low latency) it can be beneficial to
have a small s_b but still have a larger wal_buffers setting.

So -1 for removing it from me.

Greetings,

Andres Freund

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