Document that trying to exceed temp_file_limit causes a query cancel.

Backpatch to 9.2.

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
index 074afee494eca127d31617551676bbebf74906fd..631f302d7f286c04b115cd61a43930ccdaa0caaf 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
@@ -1138,7 +1138,8 @@ SET ENABLE_SEQSCAN TO OFF;
        
         Specifies the maximum amount of disk space that a session can use
         for temporary files, such as sort and hash temporary files, or the
-        storage file for a held cursor.
+        storage file for a held cursor.  A transaction attempting to exceed
+        this limit will be cancelled.
         The value is specified in kilobytes, and -1 (the
         default) means no limit.
         Only superusers can change this setting.