jackc/pgx · error

negative timeout

Error message

negative timeout

What it means

Error "negative timeout" thrown in jackc/pgx.

Source

Thrown at pgconn/config.go:1024

	return uint16(port), nil
}

func makeDefaultDialer() *net.Dialer {
	// rely on GOLANG KeepAlive settings
	return &net.Dialer{}
}

func makeDefaultResolver() *net.Resolver {
	return net.DefaultResolver
}

func parseConnectTimeoutSetting(s string) (time.Duration, error) {
	timeout, err := strconv.ParseInt(s, 10, 64)
	if err != nil {
		return 0, err
	}
	if timeout < 0 {
		return 0, errors.New("negative timeout")
	}
	return time.Duration(timeout) * time.Second, nil
}

func makeConnectTimeoutDialFunc(timeout time.Duration) DialFunc {
	d := makeDefaultDialer()
	d.Timeout = timeout
	return d.DialContext
}

// ValidateConnectTargetSessionAttrsReadWrite is a ValidateConnectFunc that implements libpq compatible
// target_session_attrs=read-write.
func ValidateConnectTargetSessionAttrsReadWrite(ctx context.Context, pgConn *PgConn) error {
	result, err := pgConn.Exec(ctx, "show transaction_read_only").ReadAll()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pgconn/config.go:1024 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of jackc/pgx@ec1a0befd2 (2026-08-04). Data as JSON: /data/errors/bca0d597b332c63e.json. Report an issue: GitHub.