From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Rename max_parallel_degree?
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Comments: In-reply-to Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>
	message dated "Wed, 01 Jun 2016 17:21:17 -0400"
Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2016 17:29:51 -0400
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Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
> I've largely given up hope of coming up with an alternative that can
> attract more than one vote and that is also at least mildly accurate,
> but one idea is max_parallel_workers_per_gather_node.  That will be
> totally clear.

Given the reference to Gather nodes, couldn't you drop the word
"parallel"?  "node" might not be necessary either.

			regards, tom lane


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