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Rename force_parallel_mode to debug_parallel_query
force_parallel_mode is meant to be used to allow us to exercise theparallel query infrastructure to ensure that it's working as we expect.It seems some users think this GUC is for forcing the query planner intopicking a parallel plan regardless of the costs. A quick look at thedocumentation would have made them realize that they were wrong, but theGUC is likely too conveniently named which, evidently, seems to oftenresult in users expecting that it forces the planner into usefullyparallelizing queries.Here we rename the GUC to something which casual users are less likely tomistakenly think is what they need to make their query run more quickly.For now, the old name can still be used. We'll revisit if the old namemapping can be removed once the buildfarm configs are all updated.Reviewed-by: John NaylorDiscussion:https://postgr.es/m/CAApHDvrsOi92_uA7PEaHZMH-S4Xv+MGhQWA+GrP8b1kjpS1HjQ@mail.gmail.com