Re: [PATCH] Patch to make pg_hba.conf handle virtualhost access control and samehost keyword

Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> Tom Lane writes:
>> Since pg_hba.conf is re-read on every connection, I've always thought
>> it was pretty bogus to bulk it up with that much internal documentation.

> Maybe it should be cached in memory and only be re-read on request
> (SIGHUP).  Parsing that file every time is undoubtedly a large fraction of
> the total connection startup time.

Okay with me if someone wants to do it ... but that'd be a lot more work
than just moving the documentation ...

            regards, tom lane