* Written by Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>.
*
* IDENTIFICATION
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c,v 1.500 2009/04/06 21:00:52 momjian Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c,v 1.501 2009/04/07 22:22:19 momjian Exp $
*
*--------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
{
/* This is PGC_SIGHUP so all backends have the same value. */
{"deadlock_timeout", PGC_SIGHUP, LOCK_MANAGEMENT,
- gettext_noop("Sets the time to wait on a lock before checking for deadlock."),
+ gettext_noop("Sets the time to wait on a lock before checking for deadlock, in milliseconds."),
NULL,
GUC_UNIT_MS
},
{
{"maintenance_work_mem", PGC_USERSET, RESOURCES_MEM,
- gettext_noop("Sets the maximum memory to be used for maintenance operations."),
+ gettext_noop("Sets the maximum memory to be used for maintenance operations, in kilobytes."),
gettext_noop("This includes operations such as VACUUM and CREATE INDEX."),
GUC_UNIT_KB
},
{
{"authentication_timeout", PGC_SIGHUP, CONN_AUTH_SECURITY,
- gettext_noop("Sets the maximum allowed time to complete client authentication."),
+ gettext_noop("Sets the maximum allowed time to complete client authentication, in seconds."),
NULL,
GUC_UNIT_S
},
{
{"checkpoint_timeout", PGC_SIGHUP, WAL_CHECKPOINTS,
- gettext_noop("Sets the maximum time between automatic WAL checkpoints."),
+ gettext_noop("Sets the maximum time between automatic WAL checkpoints, in seconds."),
NULL,
GUC_UNIT_S
},
{
{"wal_writer_delay", PGC_SIGHUP, WAL_SETTINGS,
- gettext_noop("WAL writer sleep time between WAL flushes."),
+ gettext_noop("WAL writer sleep time between WAL flushes, in milliseconds."),
NULL,
GUC_UNIT_MS
},
{
{"log_min_duration_statement", PGC_SUSET, LOGGING_WHEN,
- gettext_noop("Sets the minimum execution time above which "
- "statements will be logged."),
+ gettext_noop("Sets the minimum execution time (in milliseconds) above "
+ "which statements will be logged."),
gettext_noop("Zero prints all queries. -1 turns this feature off."),
GUC_UNIT_MS
},
{
{"log_autovacuum_min_duration", PGC_SIGHUP, LOGGING_WHAT,
- gettext_noop("Sets the minimum execution milliseconds above which "
+ gettext_noop("Sets the minimum execution in milliseconds above which "
"autovacuum actions will be logged."),
gettext_noop("Zero prints all actions. -1 turns autovacuum logging off."),
GUC_UNIT_MS
{
{"bgwriter_delay", PGC_SIGHUP, RESOURCES,
- gettext_noop("Background writer sleep time between rounds."),
+ gettext_noop("Background writer sleep time between rounds, in milliseconds."),
NULL,
GUC_UNIT_MS
},
{
{"autovacuum_naptime", PGC_SIGHUP, AUTOVACUUM,
- gettext_noop("Time to sleep between autovacuum runs."),
+ gettext_noop("Time to sleep between autovacuum runs, in seconds."),
NULL,
GUC_UNIT_S
},
# - Asynchronous Behavior -
-#effective_io_concurrency = 1 # 1-1000, or 0 to disable prefetching
+#effective_io_concurrency = 1 # 1-1000. 0 disables prefetching
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#checkpoint_segments = 3 # in logfile segments, min 1, 16MB each
#checkpoint_timeout = 5min # range 30s-1h
#checkpoint_completion_target = 0.5 # checkpoint target duration, 0.0 - 1.0
-#checkpoint_warning = 30s # 0 is off
+#checkpoint_warning = 30s # 0 disables
# - Archiving -
# (change requires restart)
#archive_command = '' # command to use to archive a logfile segment
#archive_timeout = 0 # force a logfile segment switch after this
- # number of seconds; 0 is off
+ # number of seconds; 0 disables
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# off, meaning append to existing files
# in all cases.
#log_rotation_age = 1d # Automatic rotation of logfiles will
- # happen after that time. 0 to disable.
+ # happen after that time. 0 disables.
#log_rotation_size = 10MB # Automatic rotation of logfiles will
# happen after that much log output.
- # 0 to disable.
+ # 0 disables.
# These are relevant when logging to syslog:
#syslog_facility = 'LOCAL0'