Re: [HACKERS] [PATCH] Cleanup of GUC units code

> a) Verbosely spelling out the units in the default config file
> temp_buffers = 16 megabytes
> or
> temp_buffers = 16 milliblocks :-)
> Naive users who favor cut&paste will use the verbose words
> that should leave little room for confusion. Power-users
> who know the short forms from the docs will presumably have
> read the descriptions.

I think it would make a lot of sense to encourage adding the word
"buffers" or "blocks" when that is the unit in question. This is all
religion at this point, but I find it difficult to believe that there
is any real need to spell out megabytes.

...Robert

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