From: Bruce Momjian Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 21:37:40 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Document that enabling asserts can _significantly_ slow down the server. X-Git-Url: http://waps.l3s.uni-hannover.de/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=7c885930dd690a86f8b24c2845f0fb486b9e302e;p=users%2Fbernd%2Fpostgres.git Document that enabling asserts can _significantly_ slow down the server. Back patch to 8.3.X. --- diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml index 0c2f526faa..95b41531b1 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml @@ -1113,14 +1113,15 @@ su - postgres Enables assertion checks in the server, which test for many cannot happen conditions. This is invaluable for - code development purposes, but the tests slow things down a little. + code development purposes, but the tests can slow down the + server significantly. Also, having the tests turned on won't necessarily enhance the stability of your server! The assertion checks are not categorized for severity, and so what might be a relatively harmless bug will still lead to server restarts if it triggers an assertion - failure. Currently, this option is not recommended for - production use, but you should have it on for development work - or when running a beta version. + failure. This option is not recommended for production use, but + you should have it on for development work or when running a beta + version.