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Rename io_direct to debug_io_direct.

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Give the new GUC introduced by d4e71df6 a name that is clearly not
intended for mainstream use quite yet.

Future proposals would drop the prefix only after adding infrastructure
to make it efficient.  Having the switch in the tree sooner is good
because it might lead to new discoveries about the hazards awaiting us
on a wide range of systems, but that name was too enticing and could
lead to cross-version confusion in future, per complaints from Noah and
Justin.

Suggested-by: Noah Misch <noah@leadboat.com>
Reviewed-by: Noah Misch <noah@leadboat.com>
Reviewed-by: Justin Pryzby <pryzby@telsasoft.com> (the idea, not the patch)
Reviewed-by: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> (ditto)
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/20230430041106.GA2268796%40rfd.leadboat.com
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Thomas Munro
2023-05-15 10:31:14 +12:00
parent 4d5105a684
commit 319bae9a8d
4 changed files with 38 additions and 38 deletions
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@ -11160,6 +11160,38 @@ dynamic_library_path = 'C:\tools\postgresql;H:\my_project\lib;$libdir'
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="guc-debug-io-direct" xreflabel="debug_io_direct">
<term><varname>debug_io_direct</varname> (<type>string</type>)
<indexterm>
<primary><varname>debug_io_direct</varname> configuration parameter</primary>
</indexterm>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Ask the kernel to minimize caching effects for relation data and WAL
files using <literal>O_DIRECT</literal> (most Unix-like systems),
<literal>F_NOCACHE</literal> (macOS) or
<literal>FILE_FLAG_NO_BUFFERING</literal> (Windows).
</para>
<para>
May be set to an empty string (the default) to disable use of direct
I/O, or a comma-separated list of operations that should use direct I/O.
The valid options are <literal>data</literal> for
main data files, <literal>wal</literal> for WAL files, and
<literal>wal_init</literal> for WAL files when being initially
allocated.
</para>
<para>
Some operating systems and file systems do not support direct I/O, so
non-default settings may be rejected at startup or cause errors.
</para>
<para>
Currently this feature reduces performance, and is intended for
developer testing only.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="guc-debug-parallel-query" xreflabel="debug_parallel_query">
<term><varname>debug_parallel_query</varname> (<type>enum</type>)
<indexterm>
@ -11221,38 +11253,6 @@ dynamic_library_path = 'C:\tools\postgresql;H:\my_project\lib;$libdir'
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="guc-io-direct" xreflabel="io_direct">
<term><varname>io_direct</varname> (<type>string</type>)
<indexterm>
<primary><varname>io_direct</varname> configuration parameter</primary>
</indexterm>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Ask the kernel to minimize caching effects for relation data and WAL
files using <literal>O_DIRECT</literal> (most Unix-like systems),
<literal>F_NOCACHE</literal> (macOS) or
<literal>FILE_FLAG_NO_BUFFERING</literal> (Windows).
</para>
<para>
May be set to an empty string (the default) to disable use of direct
I/O, or a comma-separated list of operations that should use direct I/O.
The valid options are <literal>data</literal> for
main data files, <literal>wal</literal> for WAL files, and
<literal>wal_init</literal> for WAL files when being initially
allocated.
</para>
<para>
Some operating systems and file systems do not support direct I/O, so
non-default settings may be rejected at startup or cause errors.
</para>
<para>
Currently this feature reduces performance, and is intended for
developer testing only.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="guc-post-auth-delay" xreflabel="post_auth_delay">
<term><varname>post_auth_delay</varname> (<type>integer</type>)
<indexterm>