Re: Can we do something to help stop users mistakenly using force_parallel_mode? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From John Naylor
Subject Re: Can we do something to help stop users mistakenly using force_parallel_mode?
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Msg-id CAFBsxsFpd6Mj-1OsYDX2E0eVxeZ1Dtdkz5uvJ9Vzj6vRCgsQrA@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: Can we do something to help stop users mistakenly using force_parallel_mode?  (David Rowley <dgrowleyml@gmail.com>)
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On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 6:41 PM David Rowley <dgrowleyml@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I don't really share Laurenz's worry [2] about compatibility break
> from renaming this GUC. I think the legitimate usages of this setting
> are probably far more rare than the illegitimate ones. I'm not overly
> concerned about renaming if it helps stop people from making this
> mistake. I believe the current name is just too conveniently named and
> that users are likely just to incorrectly assume it does exactly what
> they want because what else could it possibly do?!
>
> I think something like debug_parallel_query is much less likely to be misused.

+1 on both points.

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John Naylor
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