Received: from malur.postgresql.org ([217.196.149.56]) by arkaria.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1VE4IX-0003ut-4J for pgsql-hackers@arkaria.postgresql.org; Mon, 26 Aug 2013 21:26:05 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=postgresql.org) by malur.postgresql.org with smtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1VE4IW-00075E-A3 for pgsql-hackers@arkaria.postgresql.org; Mon, 26 Aug 2013 21:26:04 +0000 Received: from makus.postgresql.org ([2001:4800:7903:4::125]) by malur.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1VE4IT-000753-Kl for pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org; Mon, 26 Aug 2013 21:26:01 +0000 Received: from smtp.01.com ([199.36.142.181] helo=smtp-out-1.01.com) by makus.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1VE4IM-00056h-DO for pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org; Mon, 26 Aug 2013 21:26:00 +0000 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp-out-1.01.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C79E42940C6; Mon, 26 Aug 2013 16:25:53 -0500 (CDT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at smtp-out-1.01.com Received: from smtp-out-1.01.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp-out-1.01.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id s-IuA3sLizEC; Mon, 26 Aug 2013 16:25:53 -0500 (CDT) Received: from smtp-out-1.01.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp-out-1.01.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9EFF72940B5; Mon, 26 Aug 2013 16:25:53 -0500 (CDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp-out-1.01.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8B6C72940D0; Mon, 26 Aug 2013 16:25:53 -0500 (CDT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at smtp-out-1.01.com Received: from smtp-out-1.01.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp-out-1.01.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10026) with ESMTP id SR5lYU7Q8_FW; Mon, 26 Aug 2013 16:25:53 -0500 (CDT) Received: from [172.47.23.103] (70-36-143-10.dsl.dynamic.sonic.net [70.36.143.10]) by smtp-out-1.01.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 7CD692940C6; Mon, 26 Aug 2013 16:25:51 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <521BC7DD.8090001@agliodbs.com> Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 14:25:49 -0700 From: Josh Berkus Organization: PostgreSQL Experts Inc. User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:17.0) Gecko/20130803 Thunderbird/17.0.8 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Andres Freund CC: Tom Lane , Fujii Masao , Michael Paquier , Jim Nasby , Greg Stark , Hannu Krosing , Alvaro Herrera , PostgreSQL-development Subject: Re: pg_system_identifier() References: <15653.1377189456@sss.pgh.pa.us> <52177AD5.5010809@2ndQuadrant.com> <521A8985.2040509@nasby.net> <521B8C1E.9000808@agliodbs.com> <20130826184546.GB5464@awork2.anarazel.de> <15419.1377549357@sss.pgh.pa.us> <20130826205009.GD5464@awork2.anarazel.de> In-Reply-To: X-Enigmail-Version: 1.5.2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Pg-Spam-Score: -1.9 (-) List-Archive: List-Help: List-ID: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Mailing-List: pgsql-hackers Precedence: bulk Sender: pgsql-hackers-owner@postgresql.org On 08/26/2013 01:50 PM, Andres Freund wrote: > All the other variables are either already exposed, don't seem to be all > that interesting or not necessary accurate for a running cluster. > > I'd vote for doing things piecemal here, otherwise it seems to be too > likely that we never get anywhere. Ok, that sounds like a vote to accept the pg_system_identifier patch, then. Given that the one thing I'd like to do is add to the docs on that patch, cautioning users that system_identifier doesn't mean what they think it means. -- Josh Berkus PostgreSQL Experts Inc. http://pgexperts.com -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers