Re: Rename max_parallel_degree?

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Josh berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
Cc: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Amit Kapila <amit(dot)kapila16(at)gmail(dot)com>, Peter Geoghegan <pg(at)heroku(dot)com>, Noah Misch <noah(at)leadboat(dot)com>, David Rowley <david(dot)rowley(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Rename max_parallel_degree?
Date: 2016-06-02 15:53:31
Message-ID: 21660.1464882811@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Josh berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> writes:
> On 06/02/2016 04:58 AM, Robert Haas wrote:
>> Well, I think we could drop node, if you like. I think parallel
>> wouldn't be good to drop, though, because it sounds like we want a
>> global limit on parallel workers also, and that can't be just
>> max_workers. So I think we should keep parallel in there for all of
>> them, and have max_parallel_workers and
>> max_parallel_workers_per_gather(_node). The reloption and the Path
>> struct field can be parallel_workers rather than parallel_degree.

> So does that mean we'll rename it if you manage to implement a parameter
> which controls the number of workers for the whole statement?

That would fit in as something like max_parallel_workers_per_statement.

regards, tom lane

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