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

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
Cc: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(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 18:48:27
Message-ID: 24949.1335552507@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com> writes:
> On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 7:29 PM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
>> No, I'm not happy with that. Smart shutdown is defined to not affect
>> current sessions. I'm fine with having a fourth mode that acts as you
>> suggest (and, probably, even with making it the default); but not with
>> taking away a behavior that people may well be relying on.

> Agreed, but not sure what to call the new mode: "smarter"?

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

regards, tom lane

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