Re: [PATCH] Don't bail with legitimate -N/-B options

FYI, the restriction that -B must be larger than -N will be removed in 8.4.

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Andreas Kling wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> Starting PostgreSQL 8.3.0 with the default options used by Gentoo Linux
> (-N 40 -B 80) causes it to bail with an error message.
>
> "the number of buffers (-B) must be at least twice the number of allowed
> connections (-N) and at least 16"
>
> The problem is that NBuffers is actually "max autovacuum connections" +
> NBuffers.
>
> My attached patch fixes this by adding "max autovacuum connections" * 2
> to NBuffers before the check.
>
> Best regards,
> Andreas Kling
> ACG Nystr?m AB

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