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

On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 20:48, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
> 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")

How about "wait" instead of "slow"?

>        smart   - allow existing transactions to finish (new)

and still default, right?

>        fast    - kill active queries
>        immediate - unclean shutdown

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