Change default of checkpoint_completion_target

From: Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net>
To: Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz>
Cc: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)alvh(dot)no-ip(dot)org>, "Bossart, Nathan" <bossartn(at)amazon(dot)com>, Laurenz Albe <laurenz(dot)albe(at)cybertec(dot)at>, Bernd Helmle <mailings(at)oopsware(dot)de>, "tsunakawa(dot)takay(at)fujitsu(dot)com" <tsunakawa(dot)takay(at)fujitsu(dot)com>, "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Change default of checkpoint_completion_target
Date: 2020-12-07 17:53:29
Message-ID: 20201207175329.GM16415@tamriel.snowman.net
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Greetings,

* Michael Paquier (michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz) wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 06, 2020 at 10:03:08AM -0500, Stephen Frost wrote:
> > * Alvaro Herrera (alvherre(at)alvh(dot)no-ip(dot)org) wrote:
> >> You keep making this statement, and I don't necessarily disagree, but if
> >> that is the case, please explain why don't we have
> >> checkpoint_completion_target set to 0.9 by default? Should we change
> >> that?
> >
> > Yes, I do think we should change that..
>
> Agreed. FWIW, no idea for others, but it is one of those parameters I
> keep telling to update after a default installation.

Concretely, attached is a patch which changes the default and updates
the documentation accordingly.

Passes regression tests and doc build. Will register in the January
commitfest as Needs Review.

Thanks,

Stephen

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cct_def_v1.patch text/x-diff 5.3 KB

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