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

On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 7:57 PM, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> I think there is no point at all in having a discussion about this
> unless we can first agree that the overwhelming majority of people who
> have commented on this issue on this list are unhappy with the current
> default behavior.  If we are not going to change the default behavior,
> then there is zero point in talking about this.

That doesn't follow.

You are right to bring up this issue. Many people do think current
"smart" mode is annoying, though we must accept that some people like
it *and* that changing the default behaviour in one release is a bad
thing.

I don't think anyone has spoken against introducing a new mode. Having
it is a good thing, whether or not it is default.

So lets implement the new shutdown mode and work out a transition path
to a new default. Changing rapidly screws up the people we love the
most.

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