Re: [HACKERS] Configuring BLCKSZ and XLOGSEGSZ (in 8.3)

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Simon Riggs" <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, "Peter Eisentraut" <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Configuring BLCKSZ and XLOGSEGSZ (in 8.3)
Date: 2006-12-10 17:15:23
Message-ID: 5657.1165770923@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Simon Riggs" <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> writes:
> Question: What happens when we run out of LogIds?

We die. That will occur after generating 2^64 bytes of WAL, which for
an installation generating 100MB/second would be something over 5000
years if I'm counting correctly.

regards, tom lane

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