Обсуждение: Understanding “max_wal_size” and “min_wal_size” parameters default values from postgresql.conf file

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According to documentation, for "min_wal_size" and "max_wal_size" parameters

default values are:

For max_wal_sizeThe default is 1 GB

For min_wal_sizeThe default is 80 MB

Then I look this parameters from my database config:

select name, setting, unit 
from pg_settings 
where name in ('min_wal_size', 'max_wal_size')

Gives result:

name         |  setting | unit
----------------------------------
max_wal_size | 64       | 
min_wal_size | 5        |

I have 2 questions:

1) Why these values doesn't match default values, which are shown in docs? I never changed config settings at all.

2) Why unit column is empty/NULL for these parameters? What means 64 and 5 values in this case? MBGB? or what?

Why this is not like for example work_mem parameter, when everything is clear:

name         | setting  | unit
----------------------------------
work_mem     | 4096     | kB
otar shavadze <oshavadze@gmail.com> writes:
> name         |  setting | unit----------------------------------
> max_wal_size | 64       |
> min_wal_size | 5        |

> I have 2 questions:

> 1) Why these values doesn't match default values, which are shown in docs?
> I never changed config settings at all.

They do match the defaults.

> 2) Why unit column is empty/NULL for these parameters? What means 64 and 5
> values in this case? MB? GB? or what?

The problem seems to be that somebody missed out adding GUC_UNIT_XSEGS
to the switch in GetConfigOptionByNum.  It should be showing you
something like "16MB" in the unit column, I think.

            regards, tom lane


Thank you very much

On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 11:46 PM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
otar shavadze <oshavadze@gmail.com> writes:
> name         |  setting | unit----------------------------------
> max_wal_size | 64       |
> min_wal_size | 5        |

> I have 2 questions:

> 1) Why these values doesn't match default values, which are shown in docs?
> I never changed config settings at all.

They do match the defaults.

> 2) Why unit column is empty/NULL for these parameters? What means 64 and 5
> values in this case? MB? GB? or what?

The problem seems to be that somebody missed out adding GUC_UNIT_XSEGS
to the switch in GetConfigOptionByNum.  It should be showing you
something like "16MB" in the unit column, I think.

                        regards, tom lane