Re: Invalid idle_in_transaction_session_timeout data type

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Alex <cdalxndr(at)yahoo(dot)com>
Cc: Tatsuo Ishii <ishii(at)sraoss(dot)co(dot)jp>, pgsql-docs(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Invalid idle_in_transaction_session_timeout data type
Date: 2021-03-12 01:50:44
Message-ID: 2406383.1615513844@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Alex <cdalxndr(at)yahoo(dot)com> writes:
> The following changes would make docs clear:
> work_mem (numeric with memory unit)
> statement_timeout (numeric with time unit)

I'm not sure about "clear", but I am sure that'd be inaccurate.
We have integer GUCs and float8 GUCs, but no numeric GUCs.
I do not see a useful purpose in obscuring that distinction.

I could see using a couple more words than I suggested before:

work_mem (integer, units of kilobytes)

regards, tom lane

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