On Friday, July 30, 2021 2:52 PM Greg Nancarrow <gregn4...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 4:02 PM Amit Kapila <amit.kapil...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Besides, I think we need a new default value about parallel dml > > > safety. Maybe 'auto' or 'null'(different from > > > safe/restricted/unsafe). Because, user is likely to alter the safety > > > to the default value to get the automatic safety check, a independent > > > default > > > value can make it more clear. > > > > > > > Hmm, but auto won't work for partitioned tables, right? If so, that > > might appear like an inconsistency to the user and we need to document > > the same. Let me summarize the discussion so far in this thread so > > that it is helpful to others. > > > > To avoid that inconsistency, UNSAFE could be the default for partitioned > tables > (and we would disallow setting AUTO for these). > So then AUTO is the default for non-partitioned tables only.
I think this approach is reasonable, +1. Best regards, houzj