Re: configure option for XLOG_BLCKSZ

Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com> writes:
>> On Sat, 03 May 2008 13:14:35 -0400 Tom Lane wrote:
>>> I think the use-case for varying the WAL segment size is unrelated to
>>> performance of the master server, but would instead be concerned with
>>> adjusting the granularity of WAL log shipping.

> Seems the stuff to zero out the unused segment tail would be more useful
> here.

Well, that's also useful, but it hardly seems like a substitute for
picking a more optimal segment size in the first place.

            regards, tom lane