Re: [HACKERS] [PATCH] Rename pg_switch_xlog to pg_switch_wal - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

On 2017-01-28 08:47:03 +0900, Michael Paquier wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 28, 2017 at 8:03 AM, Peter Eisentraut
> <peter.eisentraut@2ndquadrant.com> wrote:
> > On 1/26/17 2:05 PM, Robert Haas wrote:
> >> I do not think it can be right to rename the directory and not
> >> anything else.
> >
> > I think this is the root of the confusion.
> >
> > A lot of people apparently consented to renaming pg_xlog with the
> > understanding that that's it, whereas other people understood it as
> > consensus for renaming everything.
> >
> > You really have (at least) three options here:
> >
> > 1. Rename nothing
> > 2. Rename directory only
> > 3. Rename everything
> >
> > and you need to count the votes of each pair separately.
> 
> 4. Rename everything with aliases.
> 
> I would vote for 4., or 3. for consistency if 4. is not an eligible choice.

2, 4, 1, 3