
This is wrong since 88e9823, that has switched the WAL sizing configuration from checkpoint_segments to min_wal_size and max_wal_size. This missed the recalculation of the internal value of the internal "CheckPointSegments", that works as a mapping of the old GUC checkpoint_segments, on reload, for example, and it controls the timing of checkpoints depending on the volume of WAL generated. Most users tend to leave checkpoint_completion_target at 0.9 to smooth the I/O workload, which is why I guess this has gone unnoticed for so long, still it can be useful to tweak and reload the value dynamically in some cases to control the timing of checkpoints. Author: Bharath Rupireddy Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CALj2ACXgPPAm28mruojSBno+F_=9cTOOxHAywu_dfZPeBdybQw@mail.gmail.com Backpatch-through: 11
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