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| -rw-r--r-- | src/include/utils/guc.h | 8 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/include/utils/guc.h b/src/include/utils/guc.h index efcbad7842..d5976ecbfb 100644 --- a/src/include/utils/guc.h +++ b/src/include/utils/guc.h @@ -83,8 +83,7 @@ typedef enum * override the postmaster command line.) Tracking the source allows us * to process sources in any convenient order without affecting results. * Sources <= PGC_S_OVERRIDE will set the default used by RESET, as well - * as the current value. Note that source == PGC_S_OVERRIDE should be - * used when setting a PGC_INTERNAL option. + * as the current value. * * PGC_S_INTERACTIVE isn't actually a source value, but is the * dividing line between "interactive" and "non-interactive" sources for @@ -99,6 +98,11 @@ typedef enum * shouldn't throw hard errors in this case, at most NOTICEs, since the * objects might exist by the time the setting is used for real. * + * When setting the value of a non-compile-time-constant PGC_INTERNAL option, + * source == PGC_S_DYNAMIC_DEFAULT should typically be used so that the value + * will show as "default" in pg_settings. If there is a specific reason not + * to want that, use source == PGC_S_OVERRIDE. + * * NB: see GucSource_Names in guc.c if you change this. */ typedef enum |