Re: Direct I/O

On Sun, Apr 30, 2023 at 4:11 PM Noah Misch <noah@leadboat.com> wrote:
> Speaking of the developer-only status, I find the io_direct name more enticing
> than force_parallel_mode, which PostgreSQL renamed due to overuse from people
> expecting non-developer benefits.  Should this have a name starting with
> debug_?

Hmm, yeah I think people coming from other databases would be tempted
by it.  But, unlike the
please-jam-a-gather-node-on-top-of-the-plan-so-I-can-debug-the-parallel-executor
switch, I think of this thing more like an experimental feature that
is just waiting for more features to make it useful.  What about a
warning message about that at startup if it's on?