Re: smart shutdown at end of transaction (was: Default mode for shutdown)

From: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: smart shutdown at end of transaction (was: Default mode for shutdown)
Date: 2012-04-27 19:00:07
Message-ID: CA+TgmoaBAr5g1DNqoBkqZ0OAjMpQyG43=ysasGpQKv3AJ7aeKQ@mail.gmail.com
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On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 2:48 PM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
> I'm not necessarily opposed to commandeering the name "smart" for the
> new behavior, so that what we have to find a name for is the old "smart"
> behavior.  How about
>
>        slow    - allow existing sessions to finish (old "smart")
>        smart   - allow existing transactions to finish (new)
>        fast    - kill active queries
>        immediate - unclean shutdown

I could live with that. Really, I'd like to have fast just be the
default. But the above compromise would still be a big improvement
over what we have now, assuming the new smart becomes the default.

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Robert Haas
EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company

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