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

From: Fujii Masao <masao(dot)fujii(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, 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: 2012-05-05 16:41:39
Message-ID: CAHGQGwF690P=iS73NR5sRavP=21GEqaa5qrBvzaaSHWE4kvDgw@mail.gmail.com
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On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 4:00 AM, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> 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.

Should this new shutdown mode wait for online backup like old "smart" does?

Regards,

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Fujii Masao

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