Re: [DOCS] Might be worth mentioning that temp_tablespaces can contain duplicate values

[Peter Eisentraut]

On 7/5/16 9:43 PM, al...@berkeley.edu wrote:
> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.5/static/runtime-config-client.html
> Description:
>
> The section on temp_tablespaces is here:
> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.5/static/runtime-config-client.html
>
> I've tried setting temp_tablespaces with duplicate entries and have found
> that it keeps those duplicates, making that entry used more frequently. This
> is useful if the user wants to use one tablespace more frequently than
> others. Example: "tablespace1, tablespace1, tablespace2" It'll pick
> tablespace1 about 2X as often as tablespace2.
>
> Support for duplicate values isn't explicitly mentioned in the
> documentation, but I inferred it from the wording about the parameter being
> a "list." But I had to go test to make sure it would work as I thought.

Anyone have concerns about explicitly documenting this behavior? Seems
possibly useful to me.

--
Peter Eisentraut http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services


--
Sent via pgsql-docs mailing list (pgsql...@postgresql.org)
To make changes to your subscription:
http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-docs