make 'auto' the default for hibernate.connection.release_mode ------------------------------------------------------------- Key: HHH-1038 URL: http://opensource.atlassian.com/projects/hibernate/browse/HHH-1038 Project: Hibernate Core Issue Type: Improvement Components: core Affects Versions: 3.1 rc 1 Reporter: Steve Ebersole Assignee: Steve Ebersole Fix For: 3.1 rc2 Original Estimate: 4h Remaining Estimate: 4h Currently, ConnectionReleaseMode defaults to ON_CLOSE, which was the legacy behavior (JDBC connections are cached until the Session is closed). Change this default to be the 'auto' behavior...