Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de> writes:
> I don't think a function is a good idea - it'll cause a snapshot to be
> held while waiting. Which in turn will cause hot_standby_feedback to not
> be able to report an increased xmin up. And it will possibly hit
> snapshot recovery conflicts.
Good point, but we could address that by making it a procedure no?
regards, tom lane