From dc29472b743437aeee4d43f713433af8b8790040 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 21:37:33 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Document that enabling asserts can _significantly_ slow down
the server. Back patch to 8.3.X.
---
doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml | 11 ++++++-----
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
index 2856da82e69..a9990023466 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.302 2008/02/17 16:36:43 petere Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.303 2008/03/06 21:37:33 momjian Exp $ -->
<chapter id="installation">
<title><![%standalone-include[<productname>PostgreSQL</>]]>
@@ -1144,14 +1144,15 @@ su - postgres
<para>
Enables <firstterm>assertion</> checks in the server, which test for
many <quote>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.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
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