Re: A few new options for CHECKPOINT - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Alvaro Herrera
Subject Re: A few new options for CHECKPOINT
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Msg-id 20201204233239.GA11449@alvherre.pgsql
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In response to Re: A few new options for CHECKPOINT  ("Bossart, Nathan" <bossartn@amazon.com>)
Responses Re: A few new options for CHECKPOINT
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On 2020-Dec-04, Bossart, Nathan wrote:

> On 12/4/20, 1:47 PM, "Alvaro Herrera" <alvherre@alvh.no-ip.org> wrote:
> > On the UI of this patch, you're proposing to add the option FAST.  I'm
> > not a fan of this option name and propose that (if we have it) we use
> > the name SPREAD instead (defaults to false).
> >
> > Now we don't actually explain the term "spread" much in the documentation;
> > we just say "the writes are spread".  But it seems more natural to build
> > on that adjective rather than "fast/slow".
> 
> Here is a version of the patch that uses SPREAD instead of FAST.

WFM.

Instead of adding checkpt_option_list, how about utility_option_list?
It seems intended for reuse.



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