Received: from malur.postgresql.org ([217.196.149.56]) by arkaria.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1ayn26-0003TJ-TE for pgsql-hackers@arkaria.postgresql.org; Fri, 06 May 2016 21:11:35 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=postgresql.org) by malur.postgresql.org with smtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1ayn26-0008Fh-GA for pgsql-hackers@arkaria.postgresql.org; Fri, 06 May 2016 21:11:34 +0000 Received: from magus.postgresql.org ([2a02:c0:301:0:ffff::29]) by malur.postgresql.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1ayn0l-0006ft-4M for pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org; Fri, 06 May 2016 21:10:11 +0000 Received: from mx-out.zmailcloud.com ([192.198.85.98] helo=mx-out-1.zmailcloud.com) by magus.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1ayn0h-0003mL-Nl for pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org; Fri, 06 May 2016 21:10:10 +0000 Received: from smtp.01.com (smtp.01.com [10.10.0.43]) by mx-out-1.zmailcloud.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id ED667563D84; Fri, 6 May 2016 16:10:06 -0500 (CDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp-out-1.01.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id DCDAAA029E; Fri, 6 May 2016 16:10:06 -0500 (CDT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at smtp-out-1.01.com Received: from smtp.01.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp-out-1.01.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id GHIcjzvTCuP2; Fri, 6 May 2016 16:10:06 -0500 (CDT) Received: from smtp.01.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp-out-1.01.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id A9A79A034B; Fri, 6 May 2016 16:10:06 -0500 (CDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp-out-1.01.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8C02AA044D; Fri, 6 May 2016 16:10:06 -0500 (CDT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at smtp-out-1.01.com Received: from smtp.01.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp-out-1.01.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10026) with ESMTP id N6DKxe2UwaTA; Fri, 6 May 2016 16:10:06 -0500 (CDT) Received: from redhat.com (c-98-246-109-153.hsd1.or.comcast.net [98.246.109.153]) by smtp-out-1.01.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id B1DE2A029E; Fri, 6 May 2016 16:10:05 -0500 (CDT) Subject: Re: Reviewing freeze map code To: Andres Freund , "Joshua D. Drake" References: <20160502214818.psk3lmgyihk6gr3k@alap3.anarazel.de> <20160505000840.epatoq6d2e556446@alap3.anarazel.de> <572D0309.4090402@commandprompt.com> <20160506205012.ipuhvctss2ozzs6m@alap3.anarazel.de> <572D0471.3040009@commandprompt.com> <20160506205824.ysst7mk3k26ztok2@alap3.anarazel.de> <572D062E.5030308@agliodbs.com> <572D068F.3050608@commandprompt.com> <20160506210806.f6pnk6ueirjqrlmu@alap3.anarazel.de> Cc: Robert Haas , Masahiko Sawada , "pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org" From: Josh berkus Message-ID: <572D082C.3050704@agliodbs.com> Date: Fri, 6 May 2016 14:10:04 -0700 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:38.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/38.6.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Pg-Spam-Score: -2.6 (--) 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 05/06/2016 02:08 PM, Andres Freund wrote: > It bothers me more than it probably should: Nobdy tests, reviews, > whatever a complex patch with significant data-loss potential. But as > soon somebody dares to mention an option name... Definitely more than it should, because it's gonna happen *every* time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_triviality -- -- Josh Berkus Red Hat OSAS (any opinions are my own) -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers