| From: | Kenneth Marshall <ktm(at)rice(dot)edu> |
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| To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
| Cc: | Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Default mode for shutdown |
| Date: | 2010-12-15 14:45:06 |
| Message-ID: | 20101215144506.GL10252@aart.is.rice.edu |
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On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 09:39:12AM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> writes:
> > I'm sure this has been up before, but hey, let's take it another round.
> > Why don't we change the default shutdown mode for pg_ctl from "smart"
> > to "fast"? I've never come across a single usecase where "smart" is
> > what people *want*...
>
> Really? Personally I'm quite happy with that default.
>
> regards, tom lane
>
+1
I think the default is perfect. Even if the usecase that is wanted
is "fast", it should be requested each time to verify that a more
destructive shutdown is wanted. If it is really an issue, a script
or shell alias can be defined to perform the more aggressive
shutdown processes.
Regards,
Ken
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