> > > Maybe we should put an #ifdef WIN32 into guc.c to limit > > > max_connections to something we know the platform can stand? It'd > > > be more comfortable if we understood exactly where the limit was, > > > but I think I'd rather have an "I'm sorry Dave, I can't do that" > > > than random-seeming crashes. > > > > Yeayh, that's probably a good idea - except we never managed to > > figure out where the limit is. It appears to vary pretty wildly > > between different machines, for reasons we don't really know why > > (total RAM has some effect on it, but that's not the only one, for > > example) > > How about we just emit a warning.. > > WARNING: Connections above 250 on Windows platforms may have > unpredictable results. > That's probably a better idea. I'll go look at that unless people feel we should just stick it in docd/faq? /Magnus ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
