Re: Rename max_parallel_degree?

Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

To: Josh berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>

Cc: Peter Geoghegan <pg@heroku.com>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>, Noah Misch <noah@leadboat.com>, David Rowley <david.rowley@2ndquadrant.com>, Amit Kapila <amit.kapila16@gmail.com>, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@2ndquadrant.com>, Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>, Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>

Date: 2016-05-31T18:00:25Z

Lists: pgsql-hackers

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rename-max-parallel-degree-docs-only.patch (text/x-diff) patch

I wrote:
> I really think that a GUC named "max_parallel_workers", which in fact
> limits the number of workers and not something else, is the way to go.

To be concrete, I suggest comparing the attached documentation patch
with Robert's.  Which one is more understandable?

(I have not bothered preparing code changes to go with this, but am
willing to do so.)

			regards, tom lane